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Sex offender sentenced in drug distribution case
Judge says he has problems following instructions
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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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Number of woman-owned farms jumps
Kellie Pettyjohn on her two-acre Wily Carrot Farm outside of Mancos.Kellie Pettyjohn/For The Cortez Journal Not about garbage patches of plastic debris floating in oceans or the number of animal…
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Follies raise almost $7,000 for Pay It Forward Fund
Area family band The 3-Gs serenaded a packed Millwood Junction Saturday night as part of the 32nd annual Millwood Follies event. This year's Follies raised almost $7,000 for the Pay…
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Californian convicted after ransacking woman’s home
Last week, a Montezuma County jury convicted a California man on several domestic violence charges. Thomas Reim, 68, was found guilty of theft, harassment and criminal mischief charges after ransacking…
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Mancos teen’s robotic arm is what’s buzzing
Easton LaChappelle created this robotic arm for his science fair project, then got recognized by the website UPROXX and since has gone on to regional and national recognition.Sam Green/Cortez Journal…
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Storm hits Four Corners; Cortez classes mistakenly canceled
The National Weather Service forecast a chance of rain and snow before 8 p.m. Tuesday night, with a slight chance of snow between 8 p.m. and midnight and temperatures falling…
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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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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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Sex assault suspect seeks to bar DNA evidence
A Mancos man accused of drugging, pimping and raping his child’s mother is hopeful that DNA evidence won’t be allowed at trial next month. Court-appointed defense attorney Katherine Whitney argued…