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Red Arrow cleanup remains in limbo

Red Arrow cleanup remains in limbo

Montezuma County landfill moves to limit costs of accepting waste

Utah ATV protest gathering steam

Utah ATV protest gathering steam

Event set for Saturday in Blanding

County delays KM bid to inject well

County delays KM bid to inject well

Montezuma County officials have temporarily halted a Kinder Morgan plan to convert a dormant 31-year-old production well into a new…

Ranchers, boaters negotiate fence

Ranchers, boaters negotiate fence

Curtain fence spooks cattle but allows boaters to navigate through

County praised for process

County praised for process

“Yay!” “Rasta Stevie” Smith’s enthusiastic comment was one of three that La Plata County commissioners heard about the county’s proposed…

Public critiques Durango’s proposed pot regulations

Public critiques Durango’s proposed pot regulations

The Durango City Council’s public hearing on recreational marijuana sparked a blaze of comment but ended up smoldering into inaction.…

Stiff penalty for commodity metals theft

Stiff penalty for commodity metals theft

Copper, aluminum favorite targets for resale

Deadline extended for sage grouse protection

Deadline extended for sage grouse protection

Court grants 6-month extension to list fowl as endangered

Murder suspect’s hearing delayed

Murder suspect’s hearing delayed

Competency evaluation still unavailable

Kinder Morgan to invest $344 million in Montezuma County

Kinder Morgan to invest $344 million in Montezuma County

Sam Green/Cortez Journal ¬ Kinder Morgan pays about half of the property taxes in Montezuma County. This is the pumping…

Farms planning hemp test

Farms planning hemp test

Mancos, Yellow Jacket picked

Home sales on par with 2013

Home sales on par with 2013

The local housing market is mirroring last year’s trends, but local realtors are optimistic it will improve. For both years,…

Snowmobile, ATV access improved

Snowmobile, ATV access improved

ATVs and snowmobiles will get improved trail access and a new parking lot in the Transfer Park area of the…

Artistic Wilds gallery opens in Dolores

Artistic Wilds gallery opens in Dolores

Allred finds home for her vision, artists

Dolores fiber optic project complete

Dolores fiber optic project complete

High-speed Internet service went live at the Dolores Schools on Friday, opening up the opportunity for businesses and individuals to…

Beef prices spur thoughts of growth

Beef prices spur thoughts of growth

Price per pound up 46 cents

Quarter of all ballots decide Lewis-Arriola Fire District election

Quarter of all ballots decide Lewis-Arriola Fire District election

Slightly more than a quarter of all mail-in ballots were cast in the Lewis-Arriola Fire District election on Tuesday. Election…

Two women elected to Cortez fire district

Two women elected to Cortez fire district

Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Diane Fox votes in the Cortez Fire District election.du1-i-syn Two women now serve on the Cortez Fire Protection…

Catching up with sports standout Luther Elliss

Catching up with sports standout Luther Elliss

Luther Ellissdu1-i-syn Ever wonder what happened to the student who shattered two backboards while playing basketball for Mancos High? Luther…

Review 525,600 minutes Chorus gives us reason to measure the time

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Review 525,600 minutes Chorus gives us reason to measure the time

A life can be measured by many yardsticks: in minutes, in daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee,…

Local home sales on par with last year

Local home sales on par with last year

Sellers remain optimistic about summer season; rentals are hot, broker says

Forest Service improves snowmobile access

Forest Service improves snowmobile access

ATVs and snowmobiles will get improved trail access and a new parking lot in the Transfer Park area of the…

Mancos working on water safeguard

Mancos working on water safeguard

Report lists steps to prevent another crisis

Local farms plan hemp test plots

Local farms plan hemp test plots

Mancos, Yellow Jacket picked