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The Cortez City Council approved a bid on Tuesday for the construction of new restrooms at Centennial Park, to replace the current 30-year-old building. Parks and Recreation Director Dean Palmquist...

Before their busy regular meeting Tuesday night, the Cortez City Council discussed the results of a public survey on potential smoke-free zones on city property.During the council’s workshop, they...

DENVER – Colorado’s $28.3 billion state budget – which increases funding for K-12 and higher education – cleared the formality of a committee hearing Tuesday. Senate Bill 254, the so-called Long...

About two months after learning that their current location was up for sale, the leaders of the Bridge Emergency Shelter now have a plan for a new building. According to a press release sent out on...

The Montezuma Valley Irrigation Co. has again tightened control of its water resources, telling the county road department that it will face theft charges if it draws its share of the water from an...

A dust-mitigating upgrade to the buildings at the Western Excelsior plant will have to wait at least until April 5, Mancos trustees decided at their meeting March 22. Western Excelsior plans to...

Mancos Elementary School has been awarded a $110,000 grant that will fund upgrades at its playground. Great Outdoors Colorado awarded the funds as part of the agency’s School Yard Initiative...

A 31-year-old Cortez resident remains missing after more than a week of searching by law enforcement. According to Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin, Erick Hurley was last seen Friday, March 17...

If you’re fishing at Pastorius Reservoir and catch a rainbow trout without a fin, Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants to know about it. Spokesman Joe Lewandowski says CPW is trying to determine the...

Firefighters from three agencies contained a fire early Sunday at the Harp Moving and Storage building in Cortez, Assistant Fire Chief Shawn Bittle said Monday. “It was a team effort,” Bittle said....

The Cortez City Council on Tuesday night will discuss topics such as smoke-free zones and park construction bids.The regular meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the new city hall on 123 Roger Smith...