Student testing lands on Capitol's radar

DENVER - Lawmakers are poised to tackle the controversial issue of student testing - an issue that divides officials, parents and communities. The Legislature has cleared a path for bipartisan...

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

County pitches solar development

Montezuma County wants to take advantage of its sunny climate to encourage solar power development. A brochure explaining the advantages of investing in solar was created and distributed to...

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

The art of working leather

In a small shop at the back of a Mexican restaurant in Mancos, Perry Lewis, 76, ran a ruler over a large piece of leather. The leather was heavy, thick and rigid, but when Perry is finished, the...

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Students taking new test

Montezuma County schools report that a large number of parents have opted their children out of the new state PARCC test, which has faced opposition from parents and school officials statewide....

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Four States Ag Expo Daily Schedule

*Schedule is subject to change Thursday, March 19 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Gates open and vendors open, Montezuma County Fairgrounds. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: CALF (Children's, Ag Learning Facility), CALF...

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Ag Expo attendance expected to rise

The 2015 Four State Ag Expo kicks off Thursday, and officials coordinating the annual event hope a sea of vendors and new programming will break attendance records. Radiance Beals, executive...

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

It's a dog's world

Just outside her Montezuma County home, Sunny Williams stood with her 5-year-old Border collie. With a flick of her hand and a few words, the dog took off. C'Ya, became a blur of black and white...

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Massage-therapy business opening in Mancos

A single mother and former dental professional in Mancos is taking a leap of faith and venturing out on a new career path as she prepares to open Statera Wellness and Aesthetics, a massage therapy...

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

30 years at the Hogan

For the 30th year, Bill and Judy Countess, owners of The Mud Creek Hogan outside of Mancos, opened up their gift shop for the season. The Hogan specializes in Native American art. "We've been doing...

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Retail pot shop OK'd

The Mancos Town Board voted Wednesday, March 11, to allow a second retail marijuana shop to open in Mancos. The Bud Farm, which currently operates as a medical marijuana shop, earned the go-ahead...

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Farming's changing face: Number of woman-owned farms jumps

Working as an international conservationist, Kellie Pettyjohn routinely found herself daydreaming. Not about garbage patches of plastic debris floating in oceans or the number of animal species...

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Canyon controversy: A new national monument in southern Utah?

President Barack Obama has a few more choices than us. He can set aside thousands of acres in Utah as a new Bureau of Land Management national monument, while we can only hike there and hope our...

DATE: March 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

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