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League of Women Voters plans candidate forums in Cortez, Dolores and Mancos

The League of Women Voters plans a series of forums for candidates running for office in local elections on April 3, according to a news release from Eleanor Kuhl of the League. In Cortez, eight...

DATE: Feb. 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado House Democrats to lead committee, hearings on climate change

The heat under the issues of energy production and climate change won’t cool down this session, as indicated by a move last week by House Speaker Crisanta Duran. Duran created the House Select...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Meet the Cortez City Council candidates, part 2

In this year’s municipal election, eight people are running for five open Cortez City Council positions in the April 3 election. Incumbents Jill Carlson and Orly Lucero are both running for their...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado sets record for flu hospitalizations

Colorado set a record this week for the number of patients admitted to the hospital with flu in a season. Since October, 3,550 people have been admitted to the hospital with the flu, according to...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

New regulation limits growing practice of antler collection

Because of the increasing popularity of antler hunting, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has enacted a regulation that prohibits antler and horn collection from Jan. 1 to April 30. The regulation, in...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos board comes to table with planning and zoning

Members of the Mancos Board of Trustees and the Planning and Zoning Commission met on Wednesday to discuss solutions for the latter group’s frequent failures to meet a quorum. The town board...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo artist to open mixed media exhibit at The Farm Bistro

Navajo artist Venaya Yazzie hopes to use an art exhibit at The Farm Bistro to educate viewers on Native American beliefs. Yazzie, a graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe,...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Eli Tomac wins second straight Supercross after duel in Tampa

Eli Tomac of Cortez on Saturday ran down Marvin Musquin in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross in Tampa and won his second straight race. Like last Saturday, the ace rider from Kawasaki was fast all...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Plane crash kills four near Dove Creek

Four people died in a plane crash Thursday near the Colorado-Utah border shortly after leaving Grand Junction, according to the Civil Air Patrol . The plane left Grand Junction Regional Airport...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Creative District hopes to add spark to Mancos Melt festival

Members of the Mancos Creative District have built their own Burning Man sculpture in preparation for the annual Mancos Melt festival on March 15. For its first time organizing the event, the...

DATE: Feb. 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Code compliance on Cortez city council agenda

The Cortez City Council plans to spend most of its meeting on Tuesday voting on whether to conform the city code to new national standards. Tuesday’s meeting will start with a workshop at 5:30...

DATE: Feb. 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores student is a candidate for coveted Boettcher Scholarship

A Dolores High School senior has made it to the final interviews of the Colorado Boettcher Scholarship program, which provides a full scholarship to any in-state school. Cameron Elder, a student of...

DATE: Feb. 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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