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Jury trial starts for convicted sex offender
Man accused of molesting guest’s 8-year-old in his home
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Empire Electric board will have 2 open seats
Member-owned electricity cooperative Empire Electric announced on Dec. 31 that two board of directors positions will be open for election in 2015 and nomination petitions will be accepted in March.…
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Medical marijuana store opens in Cortez - and looks to be first to open retail shop
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2015 starts under blanket of snow
A Cortez city crew searches for the break in a water line that caused brown water for residents Tuesday.Sam Green/Cortez Journal The new year in the Four Corners began under…
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Local birders brave the cold to count species
Birders scoping birds during the annual Cortez Audubon Christmas Bird Count on Friday, Dec. 26.Jessica Gonzalez/The Cortez Journal While most of Montezuma County was quietly blanketed under a few inches…
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2014 was good to ranchers despite fall of beef price
Cattle prices appear to be coming off of a record high in 2014, but that still doesn’t put a damper on a profitable year for many Montezuma County ranchers. “It’s…
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12 Strays event raises $1,775; 39 pets adopted
Twenty-nine cats and 10 dogs have a new home thanks to the Cortez Animal Shelter’s 12 Strays of Christmas event. Jennifer Crouse, shelter director, said this year’s adoption drive and…
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Cortez resident celebrating 100th birthday
Virginia Henneman is celebrating her 100th birthday.Sam Green/Cortez Journal For most of her life, birthdays for longtime Cortez resident Virginia Henneman have been overshadowed by the Christmas holiday, but this…
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Program accepting applications for help with heating bill
As temperatures drop and energy bills rise, the state of Colorado is encouraging residents who struggle with home heating costs to apply for the Low-income Energy Assistance Program. LEAP is…
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Former Empire worker pleads guilty
Woman made false tax statements in $280,000 embezzlement case
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Former Empire worker pleads guilty
Woman made false tax statements in $280,000 embezzlement case