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Snake snack
A red-tailed hawk feeds on a snake using the top of a telephone pole for a table.Sam Green/Cortez Journal
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Colorado transgender bill moves forward
It would be easier to change gender on birth certificate
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Ertel strives to deal with rise in cremations
Pictured with Walter and Kenan Ertel, fourth-generation Ertel Funeral Home director Kinsey Ertel was one of 50 young directors selected to participate in a mentoring program held by the National…
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Judge orders end to indiscriminate shackling of youths
Judges, officers will have discretionary power
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Dolores peace keepers
Deputy Tish Strawn, Sheriff Steve Nowlin, deputy Andrew Ghere, and school resource officer David Van Bibber team up to cover the Dolores district. Nowlin hired the three to serve Dolores.…
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Texas man admits to marijuana trafficking
Telluride grower threatened defendant, lawyer says
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Metal bandits strike again
A note warning metal thieves to stop stealing aluminum frames was also stolen during a third metal raid. According to the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office, aluminum window and door frames…
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Mancos man gets 2 years in domestic violence case
Collins A Mancos man accused of drugging, pimping and raping his child’s mother was recently sentenced to two years in jail. Christopher Collins, 34, pleaded guilty to violating a protection…
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State rejects eased pot labels
A bill that would have set labeling requirements for infused products was rejected Wednesday by Colorado lawmakers.Durango Herald file photo DENVER – Colorado lawmakers Wednesday rejected an effort aimed at…
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Cortez Cultural Center appoints new director
New leader is aiming to freshen up programming in 2015
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Court Briefs
Rock, paper, scissors, rock An amateur mechanic at an area mobile home park required surgery after an unprovoked rock attack. Last week, Christopher Bryan, 28, of Cortez, pleaded guilty to…
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Police reform measures see support
First bills get OK in legislative package to ‘rebuild trust’