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Mancos Valley Chorus may have its best show yet

Director Kriss Larsen and the Mancos Valley Chorus will jump-start its season with a May 4 performance in Mancos.Courtesy Photo…

SW Health names interim CEO

Helwig resignation unexpected

Mesa Elementary tapped as Green Ribbon School

Honor awarded on Earth Day

Arsonist gets ‘slap on wrist’

Convict gets no jail time,faces $1.3M restitution

Madam Mayor Sheek takes city reins

With a 4-3 vote by secret ballot, Cortez City Councilwoman Karen Sheek was tapped as the new mayor on Tuesday.…

Californian dies in collision

State Patrol finds no cause of collision on U.S. 491, continues investigation

Montezuma County Commissioner Questionnaire: Lambert

Name: James R. Lambert Age: Not listed Telephone: 970-562-4874 Email: lambert@fone.net Website: Not listed 1. How do you define freedom…

Sheriff’s blotter

Runaway April 12 3:26 p.m. A deputy and sergeant responded to a reported run away. They drove around the Mancos…

Students prefer Web counseling for privacy

DENVER – Young people often feel more comfortable chatting online about their troubles than talking about them face-to-face, so Colorado…

Mountain home market shows growth

Builders returning to resort area

U.S. homebuilder confidence rises

Homebuilders are a bit more optimistic about the housing market, according to an index measuring builder sentiment. The National Association…

U.S. homebuilding increases in March after frigid winter

The U.S. homebuilding industry is still struggling to maintain momentum. U.S. builders started work on 946,000 homes in March, up…

Sanitation demands answer from Candelaria

Jim Candelaria has until the close of business Monday, April 28 to decide whether to complete his term on the…

Two fire candidates in Lewis-Arriola focus on resources

Only two of the five candidates seeking a seat on the Lewis-Arriola Fire Protection District completed a meet-the-candidates questionnaire. On…

McPhee boat check could lose funding

Local reservoir vulnerable to mussel invasion

State briefs

Colorado nears decision on spending pot taxes DENVER – Colorado budget-writers are nearing a decision on how new marijuana taxes…

2014 welcomes more tourists

To date, the number of visitors at the Colorado Welcome Center in Cortez has doubled over last year. The statistic…

Collision injures 1

Two occupants of a Suburban were transported to Southwest Memorial Hospital about 1 p.m. Friday after the vehicle veered into…

Egg scramble

K-9 Airborne

Medicine online

Bern Heath, CEO of the new Axis Health System’s La Plata Integrated Healthcare, shows U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton the Health…

Students prefer Web counseling for privacy

DENVER – Young people often feel more comfortable chatting online about their troubles than talking about them face-to-face, so Colorado…

Service marks centennial of massacre

It’s been 100 years since Ludlow

Gun and Sportsman Show ‘can’t miss’

Multiple vendors, indoor car event and quick-draw demonstration are among the attractions