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Montezuma County

Bailiff helps defendant avoid charges

Bailiff helps defendant avoid charges

An elderly man from Dolores narrowly escaped a bench warrant for his arrest Thursday because of an alert courtroom bailiff.…

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

Local farms plan hemp test plots

Local farms plan hemp test plots

Mancos, Yellow Jacket picked

Local farms plan hemp test

Local farms plan hemp test

Two will grow development plots

Industrial hemp gets thumbs-up

Industrial hemp gets thumbs-up

Both GOP commissioner candidates support hemp initiative

Sheriff candidates weigh in on rights

Sheriff candidates weigh in on rights

Spruell, Nowlin cite protection from government

Court briefs

Dolores man faces trial in assault case Armando Paredes pleaded not guilty last week to a charge of third-degree assault.…

Court briefs

Elderly man fails drug test while out on bond An elderly man kept his head bowed when appearing in District…

Two fire candidates in Lewis-Arriola focus on resources

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…

Sheriff candidate faced charges in California

Sheriff candidate faced charges in California

Former deputy Steele says he has powerful backers, has ‘nothing to hide’ about case

Minorities compose half of jail population

Minorities compose half of jail population

But only a quarter of county's residents are Hispanics, Natives

Minorities compose half of jail population

Minorities compose half of jail population

But only a quarter of county's residents are Hispanics, Natives

Minorities compose half of jail population

Minorities compose half of jail population

But only a quarter of county’s residents are Hispanics, Natives

Bail bond agents featured on reality TV

Bail bond agents featured on reality TV

Animal Planet series set to air on Sunday

The world behind bars

The world behind bars

Tour provides a look at how jail works, how inmates live

Sheriff’s comeback campaign advances

Sheriff’s comeback campaign advances

Clerk: Spruell petition has enough signatures for ballot

Sheriff’s comeback campaign advances

Sheriff’s comeback campaign advances

Clerk: Spruell petition has enough signatures for ballot

Site of Sharkstooth avalanche remains dangerous

Site of Sharkstooth avalanche remains dangerous

Despite an air reconnaissance mission on Wednesday, the body of a missing Montezuma County snowmobiler has yet to be recovered.…

Candidates answer Journal questionnaire

Candidates answer Journal questionnaire

Spruell continues his campaign

N.M. man gets 10 years in Sept. 11 robbery, shooting

N.M. man gets 10 years in Sept. 11 robbery, shooting

A New Mexico man was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week in connection to an armed robbery near…

Fire district to hold election

Fire district to hold election

Six candidates seeking 3 seats

Cronk plea deal may hinge on whether he can pick jail

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…

Six candidates run in fire district

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…