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Inmates with mental illnesses await treatment

A Navy veteran charged with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer was kept in the La Plata County Jail for almost three months after a judge ordered she be transfered to a mental health...

DATE: Nov. 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Private road to Canyons of Ancients ruin is closed

A road to popular ruins on two local national monuments has been closed while officials seek an alternative access point that avoids private property. It was discovered in July that Bureau of Land...

DATE: Nov. 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hickenlooper asks state Supreme Court to weigh on TABOR, Gallagher conflicts

Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday asked the Colorado Supreme Court to look into conflicts between two state constitutional amendments that critics say combine to drain away tax revenue needed by...

DATE: Nov. 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

What is lost when cultural sites are bulldozed?

In July, Will Russell drove out to Lake Havasu State Park, and for a moment, he thought he was lost. The western Arizona landscape he knew from past visits – a gentle, sloping hillside with shallow...

DATE: Nov. 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire consumes trailer on rural property

Five fire agencies assisted in knocking down a fully engulfed, single-wide trailer on a rural property on the 5000 block of County Road 24 at 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon near the Cortez Municipal...

DATE: Nov. 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Turkey Trot run, community meal planned for Thanksgiving

Residents of Montezuma County who want to get out of the house to celebrate Thanksgiving have two popular options on Thursday. For Pets’ Sake Humane Society will hold its 15th annual Cortez Turkey...

DATE: Nov. 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Second storm expected to hit SW Colorado after Thanksgiving

The National Weather Service has announced a winter weather advisory until noon Friday in Western Colorado, forecasting 4-8 inches of snow and gusting winds. A second, stronger and colder storm was...

DATE: Nov. 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rico-West Dolores travel plan gains another lawsuit

A travel management plan recently approved by the San Juan National Forest for the Dolores Valley now faces a second lawsuit — this time from environmentalists and Dunton Hot Springs. The Rico-West...

DATE: Nov. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

After no action, judge issues second order for Damron sanity evaluation

Jeremiah Paul Damron, a Montezuma County man suspected of murdering his mother last year, was in court for a status conference on Tuesday awaiting a sanity evaluation from the Colorado Mental...

DATE: Nov. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

CKMS board: ‘No evidence’ of asbestos exposure

After finding “elevated levels” of asbestos in parts of its building, the Children’s Kiva Montessori School has moved classes out of its facility at 601 N. Mildred Road and back to Crow Canyon...

DATE: Nov. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

CPW approves license, camping, park fee changes

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted Thursday to approve increases to hunting and fishing licenses, camping and daily and annual park pass fees that take effect Jan. 1 Senate Bill...

DATE: Nov. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Road N bridge slated for replacement

A worn-out, 40-year old bridge on Road N is in the planning stages for replacement. The steel bridge over Alkali Canyon has significant corrosion and erosion problems, said Rob Englehart, Montezuma...

DATE: Nov. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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