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The Montezuma County Fair is in a rebuilding phase after a fiscal crisis partly derailed the event this year. In an attempt to expand the fair’s appeal, the fair board brought in three prominent...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
As more and more people have moved to Durango since 2000, housing demand and prices have continued to rise. But while rents and the price of homes have gotten more expensive, annual wages have not...
DATE: Dec. 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Hay prices in Southwest Colorado remain high, but steady according to the Dec. 11 figures on current averages per region from the Colorado Department of Agriculture. The CDA says hay movement...
DATE: Dec. 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Average retail gasoline prices in Colorado hovered around $2.56 per gallon, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This compares with the national...
DATE: Dec. 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
The federal government is stockpiling hundreds of “suspicious activity reports” that could provide federal agents with sufficient evidence to shut down any state-legalized marijuana business. While...
DATE: Dec. 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Editor’s note: Oil Prices are falling to levels not seen in years, undermining a U.S. energy boom largely dependent on those prices staying high. Consumers are reaping the benefits at the pump, but...
DATE: Dec. 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Cedar Diagnostics, a local medical laboratory services company, recently donated 25 Chromebooks to Montezuma-Cortez High School. The donation includes a wheeled cart that takes the laptops into...
DATE: Dec. 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Hay prices remain high in Southwest Colorado Hay prices in Southwest Colorado remain high, but steady according to the Dec. 11 figures on current averages per region from the Colorado Department...
DATE: Dec. 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Ten years ago, Spencer Smith opened his first Aaron’s furniture store franchise in his hometown of Cortez with lofty hopes of growing his franchise holdings to 10 regional stores. Today, Smith has...
DATE: Dec. 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business
Staff reportNew farm insurance programs put in place by the 2014 Farm Bill are replacing widely used plans. About 90 percent of the eligible farmers in Montezuma, Dolores and San Juan counties...
DATE: Dec. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
An advocate of hemp farming in Southwest Colorado vows to continue her quest to cultivate a local economic boom on the back of “the devil’s lettuce.” “I plan on persevering,” said Sharon Stewart,...
DATE: Dec. 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
LAS VEGAS – Facing dwindling water supplies, Western states are struggling to capture every drop with dam and diversion projects that some think could erode regional cooperation crucial to managing...
DATE: Dec. 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
