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On Tuesday, the Cortez City Council voted to approve neighborhood access to the Conquistador Golf Course, hoping to resolve a debate that has lasted several months. The Golf Advisory Board began...

In a meeting on Tuesday, the Cortez City Council approved the construction of two new streetlights on North Edith Street after tabling the issue twice. The streetlight proposal first came before...

You can imagine the conversation is awkward. After July 1 of each year, Durango School District 9-R Superintendent Dan Snowberger has an agreement to call neighboring superintendents whenever one...

The Montezuma County landfill has closed for the day due to high winds, reports manager Shak Powers. When winds reach 40 mph, federal law requires landfills to close to prevent wind blown litter....

The Montezuma County extension office advisory committee plans to advertise through Colorado State University for a director to replace Tom Hooten. At a meeting on Tuesday Jan. 23, the committee...

With an eye toward assessing emergencies more quickly and with less danger to responding deputies, La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith said he will allow the use of drones in certain situations....

Thanks to recent improvements in snowpack, full service irrigators of McPhee Reservoir are expected to get a full supply this farming season, officials report. But it will take a miracle from the...

WASHINGTON – Cortez’s representatives in Washington share many of the same goals in 2018, saying they want to focus on issues that affect rural Coloradans. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, said in a...

Counterfeit money has been showing up at convenience and liquor stores in the area, reports Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin. “We began receiving reports Tuesday evening, and it has continued...