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Cortez City Manager Shane Hale announces resignation

Cortez City Manager Shane Hale announced Friday that he plans to resign from his position this spring. Hale said he has accepted a position as town manager in Windsor, Colorado, after the offer was...

DATE: March 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Friends help Cortez couple rebuild lives after fire

A Mancos couple is trying to help two Cortez residents rebuild after their trailer burned down on March 17. Gary and Novella Nicholas were injured and lost most of their belongings, including two...

DATE: March 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez City Council to vote on broadband pilot program

During a meeting on Tuesday, the Cortez City Council plans to vote on a resolution that will establish its new broadband pilot program. First discussed before the council during a workshop on March...

DATE: March 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmers, ranchers looking at cuts to irrigation allocations

Ranchers and farmers dependent on irrigated water for their operations are preparing for a tough year, as they may receive just 50 percent of normal allocation. The situation is brighter for some...

DATE: March 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College students bring solar energy to Navajo Nation

Some college students head to Cancun for spring break to experience the raucous atmosphere of one of Mexico’s most popular party destinations. Others volunteer to bring solar energy to needy...

DATE: March 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Over 1,000 take part in March for Our Lives rally in Durango

An estimated 1,300 people in Durango marched along Main Avenue on Saturday in sync with hundreds more demonstrations around the country in a rallying cry against gun violence and a plea for safer...

DATE: March 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Thousands demonstrate for gun control in Colorado

DENVER – Thousands of people of all ages demonstrated Saturday in support of gun control in Denver and around Colorado as part of the nationwide “March for Our Lives” rallies. People packed into...

DATE: March 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Eli Tomac crashes in Indianapolis 450 Supercross

Eli Tomac of Cortez crashed Saturday while racing for the lead at the Monster Energy AMA Supercross in Indianapolis, putting the brakes on a dramatic comeback that carried him from last place to...

DATE: March 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Montezuma County residents march for gun control

Montezuma County students, teachers and other residents gathered in Cortez City Park on Saturday to call for stricter gun control. The Cortez March for Our Lives , one of more than 800 held across...

DATE: March 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hundreds of thousands rally across America for stricter gun control

WASHINGTON — Summoned to action by student survivors of the Florida school shooting, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied in the nation’s capital and cities across...

DATE: March 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Burro racing tests human, animal endurance

Pack burro racing is not about the fastest burro, or the fastest human. It’s about the team – and, really, mostly about the burro. “A burro race starts in the pasture,” said Brad Wann, spokesman...

DATE: March 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

City of Cortez plans to expand bike trails

The Cortez Parks and Recreation Department is planning to expand the city’s bicycle and walking trails in the near future. At a meeting on Friday, the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Advisory Board...

DATE: March 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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