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Firefighters ending controlled burns at Long Draw

‘No growth is expected,’ Forest Service says

Music and movies will debut at Montezuma County Fair

Organizers seek more community involvement

Cortez police hold stun gun training near park

Mesa Elementary school garden coming together

Participants receive Americorps education and overnight trip

Recycling improves in county

Still, Four Corners residents generate a lot of trash

Cortez forecast includes a 40 percent chance of rain

Kambria Wilson cools off with her niece, Josie Wallace, at the Cortez outdoor pool.Sam Green/The Journal The forecast through Thursday includes a 30-40 percent chance of rain on Tuesday through…

Suspects in student’s slaying request preliminary hearings

Prosecutors must present evidence in August

Tipton condemns Democrats’ U.S. House sit-in

Protest over gun control reform ends after 24 hours

Mancos trustees appoint new member Simpson

Cindy Simpson, right, is sworn in as Mancos trustee Wednesday by Mayor Pro Tem Fred Brooks. Simpson, who previously served as planning and zoning chair, replaces Matthew Baskin, who resigned…

Distillery presents Lindells, Otis Davis

The Lindells will be joined by Otis Davis on stage at the Mancos Valley Distillery on June 25. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the music starts at 8 p.m.…

Commissioners discuss Montezuma County weed policy

‘We need to work together and move forward,’ Suckla says

Arizona Rep. Grijalva targets extremism on public lands

Dozens of high-profile former federal employees sign a letter urging Congress to address Sagebrush Insurgency threats

No spike in teen marijuana use after legalization

Colorado reports that there’s been no spike in marijuana use among youths since state legalized it

Former Montezuma-Cortez High School will come down

Re-1 Board votes to raze former high school

Firefighters ending controlled burns at Long Draw

Fire is in a remote area of forest

New Mexico marathon runner climbs hill to face charging bear

Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico marathon runner was less than 3 miles from the finish line of an organized mountain race when she climbed over a hilltop and…

Boy improves after mountain lion attack

Mother snatched him from jaws of wild cat near Aspen

Selina Meyer for president in Colorado?

Dish Network thinks voters would back the HBO ‘Veep’

How Arizona fends off threats to its water

Republican Gov. Ducey is sticking by regulations and negotiating deals

Study finds surprising source of Colorado River water supply

More than half of the rivers in the Upper Colorado Basin originate as groundwater, USGS says