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Sexual violent predator freed

Required notification made four weeks after release

Six rafters unharmed after scary flip and swim

A raft with six people aboard flipped just downstream from Smelter Rapid on Sunday afternoon. After a long search, all…

Woman gets probation for mail theft

Stacey Jepson, a former janitorial contractor at the Bayfield Post Office, was sentenced to five years of probation Monday after…

Three years added to life sentence after escape attempt

Serving life behind bars, a convicted murder had three years added to his sentence last week after he pleaded guilty…

Forest bill clears hurdle

House proposal gives offers local jurisdiction

Local law enforcement asks residents to sign up for emergency alerts

Area public safety agencies have partnered with Nixle to implement its Community Notification System to alert residents in real-time for…

Court briefs

Plea deal entered in robbery at knifepoint A New Mexico man pleaded guilty to menacing last week after he was…

City, CDOT look at improving U.S. 160

Kickoff meeting for plan is June 24

Schools again face limited budget

Re-1 still $2.6M short,finance director says

What do you need to get by?

Study shows how tight money can be in Colo.

Workers may be fired for pot use

State high court rules off-duty user can’t get his job back

Politics burn through wildfire discussion

Tipton: Unwieldy federal bureaucracy prevents proper forest management

Birth control battle ensues

Legislation duel highlights the issue’s politics

Colo. links people with outdoor recreation

Trails 2000 puts Durango among tops in state in map offerings

Expect delays on U.S. 160

Work underway between Mancos, Hesperus

What’s driving the boomlet?

Small businesses spring up in Cortez with help tax credits

Realtor board grants $2500 to local nonprofits

Firm picked to rewrite Cortez Land Use Code

Goal is to make it more user-friendly

FSA county nominations begin this week

More women, minorities enlising

Wilson named to state FFA

Cortez FFA member Tierney Wilson was among 10 FFA members from across Colorado were announced as state officers on Thursday,…

Covering your assets

$250,000 to fund test of cover-crop plots in Colorado and Utah

Voters favor airport tax

Ballot question unlikely until 2016

New Beny’s Diner coming to Main Street

Cortez City Council approves site plan

Wet walk

Margaret O’Brien and John Mumaw walk to the Cortez Library in the rain Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service issued…