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Electrical co-op challenges Tri-State buyout offer

La Plata Electric Association and other electrical co-ops may gain insight about buying out of a contract with their wholesale electrical supplier after the Colorado Public Utilities Commission...

DATE: Feb. 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Home sales in Montezuma County down from last year

New listings and prices for single-family homes have gone down in Montezuma County when compared with this time last year, according to the Colorado Association of Realtors. According to the...

DATE: Feb. 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

More snow expected this week for Southwest Colorado

Don’t expect to put away the snow shovels anytime soon – Southwest Colorado is expected to be hit by another snowstorm beginning Sunday night and extending to sunrise Tuesday. To top it off, the...

DATE: Feb. 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Resident with shotgun chases off suspect in police chase

A man who allegedly sped away from a Cortez police officer while being held at gunpoint was later chased off a rural Montezuma County property by a homeowner with a shotgun in early February....

DATE: Feb. 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Frustrating delays at Mental Health Institute come to Cortez

For the second time in three weeks, Montezuma County Judge JenniLynn Lawrence on Wednesday issued the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo a show cause order, forcing the institute to appear...

DATE: Feb. 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sex ed bill clears House after emotional debate

The Colorado House gave initial approval to a bill Friday that would expand state requirements for sexual education in schools after hours of angry, tearful speeches and relentless opposition from...

DATE: Feb. 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residents dig out, but more snow is on the way

One of the biggest snowstorms to hit Southwest Colorado this year caused a bit of chaos Friday, and it doesn’t appear winter is about to loosen its grip. Heavy snowfall started Thursday night and...

DATE: Feb. 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man and dog rescued after falling through ice in Cortez

A man and his dog were rescued Friday afternoon after falling through the ice on Totten Lake. Crews from the Cortez Fire Protection District responded to a 911 call at 2:30 p.m. and were the first...

DATE: Feb. 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update: Semitrailer driver cited in Pleasant View collision

The driver of a semitrailer was cited Friday morning after a collision with a water truck at County Road BB and U.S. Highway 491 south of Pleasant View. No injuries were reported, and the highway...

DATE: Feb. 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County hires new planning director

New Montezuma County Planning Director Don Haley has a background in the construction business and is a longtime local. Haley studied construction management at Colorado State University, and has...

DATE: Feb. 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

State senator breaks with party line on hot topics

Montrose Republican Sen. Don Coram is leading a state effort to fund a controversial sex education program in Colorado’s public schools, the latest example of his break with his party on hot topics...

DATE: Feb. 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Trail runner recounts life-or-death fight with mountain lion

FORT COLLINS – When a young mountain lion clamped its jaws onto Travis Kauffman’s wrist and clawed at his face, he screamed a “barbarian yell,” jammed his foot onto the animal’s neck and held it...

DATE: Feb. 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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