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PBS films at Indian Camp ruin

TV series utilizes new archaeology technology

March 20, 2014

Local News

Former Mancos resident pleads guilty in $380,000 IRS fraud

Woman tried to get $1 million tax refund

March 20, 2014

Local News

School to farm program growing

Cortez Middle School gets $53,000 grant, will plant half acre

March 20, 2014

Local News

M-CHS set to stage ‘The Secret Garden’

Solid acting and impressive music render play a can’t-miss event

March 20, 2014

Living

Gadgets help students with speech, writing, note-taking

Malcolm Kelly has more than books in the backpack he lugs around at Mountain Middle School. Malcolm, a 12-year-old seventh-grader,…

March 20, 2014

Living

HerStory Plays portray pioneers who left local legacies

The theatrical performance, HerStory, packed the Cortez Cultural Center last week. An audience of 90 enjoyed three one-act plays on…

March 20, 2014

Local News

Fire district to hold election

Six candidates seeking 3 seats

March 20, 2014

Local News

Liquid gold

County becomes one of Colo.’s top honey producers

March 20, 2014

Local News

Cronk pleads guilty to public corruption

Sheriff’s office questions if justice has been served; Cronk allowed to choose his jail

March 20, 2014

Local News

Health director pleads guilty in second DUI

Cooper could face 10 days in jail

March 20, 2014

Local News

BYU television filming reality show in Four Corners

The Emmy Award winning reality series “The Story Trek” plans to film a new episode across Southwest Colorado starting this…

March 20, 2014

State Nation World

Lawn-watering bill morphs into a study

Robertsdu1-i-syn DENVER – A water-efficiency bill from Southwest Colorado lawmakers narrowly survived Wednesday, providing a hint of the debate Coloradans…

March 20, 2014

Local News

Bill increasing school funds advances at state Capitol

DENVER – A public school funding bill advanced at the Capitol on Wednesday, even though school districts are still clamoring…

March 19, 2014

Legislators turn back effort to raise state smoking age

Customers roll their own cigarettes by using the machines at Smoke Roll with It on Thursday. Smoke Roll With It…

March 19, 2014

Project finds apple thought to be extinct

Cloning may preserve Raspberry apple, two others in area

March 19, 2014

Storms raise McPhee forecast

Reservoir full-service users getting 15 inches per acre, district says

March 19, 2014

Cronk plea deal may hinge on whether he can pick jail

Cronkdu1-i-syn Ex-Montezuma County Undersheriff Robin Cronk might plead guilty to public-corruption charges if he’s allowed to choose where he can…

March 19, 2014

Six candidates run in fire district

Six candidates are seeking three seats in the upcoming Cortez Fire Protection District election. The polling place for the May…

March 19, 2014

Girls improv team going to state finals

Four performed in Destination Imagination

March 19, 2014

PBS films show at Crow Canyon, Indian Camp ruin

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and a ruin at Indian Camp Ranch are being featured in the PBS series Time Team…

March 19, 2014

HerStory: Three one-act plays portray pioneer women who left legacies locally

The theatrical performance, HerStory, packed the Cortez Cultural Center last week. An audience of 90 enjoyed three one-act plays on…

March 19, 2014

Area farmers forming distribution co-op

Producers hope to reduce time and costs spent delivering produce

March 19, 2014

Tipton’s ski-water bill OK’d by House

The U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Scott Tipton’s bill on ski area water rights Thursday, although bipartisan agreement on…

March 18, 2014

Independent enters county clerk race

Marquezdu1-i-syn A lifelong resident of the area, Judy Marquez recently announced her candidacy for Montezuma County clerk and recorder. “I…

March 18, 2014