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Schools plan send-offs as wrestlers head to state tournament

Montezuma-Cortez High School announced Tuesday that wrestler Matthew Broughton and the team’s coaching staff will receive a police escort through town as they head to the Colorado state tournament...

DATE: Feb. 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

High winds closes landfill for day

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....

DATE: Feb. 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Eli Tomac crashes out of chaotic San Diego Supercross

Eli Tomac of Cortez on Saturday crashed out of the Monster Energy AMA 450SX Supercross in San Diego, spoiling what appeared to a strong recovery from last week’s frustrating race in Oakland. Tomac...

DATE: Feb. 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Mesa Verde National Park offers guided hike Feb. 21

Mesa Verde National Park staff will teach guests about the winter adaptations of plants and animals in the Four Corners region during a free guided hike on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Camp guests will be...

DATE: Feb. 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores sees live music in February

The Dolores River Brewery is hosting two bands to celebrate its 16th anniversary. On Feb. 24, Tiffany Christopher will perform, and on Feb. 25, The Deer will play. Singer, songwriter and musician...

DATE: Feb. 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sunflower Theatre Troupe plans ‘Love Letters’ for Valentine’s Day

The Sunflower Theatre Troupe presents a Valentine’s Day performance of “Love Letters,” which explores love and the human heart, on Feb. 14. The Reader’s Theatre performance will highlight letters...

DATE: Feb. 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living

UPDATE: Man in Balsam Street gun case is released

A local man was arrested Monday morning on domestic violence charges about 14 hours after police warned residents that an armed man presented a “significant threat” to residents in a Cortez...

DATE: Feb. 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Eli Tomac’s up-and-down Supercross season goes down again

Coming off two straight wins, Eli Tomac of Cortez finished 13th after going down Saturday in a duel with Justin Barcia in the AMA Monster Energy 450 Supercross in Oakland. Tomac lined up in the No....

DATE: Feb. 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

AgrAbility workshop in Mancos to address problems of aging

The national AgrAbility project, which helps farmers with disabilities or other barriers to work, will hold a winter workshop at Southwest Colorado Community College in Mancos on Feb. 8. The...

DATE: Feb. 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Sheriff Blotter

Thursday, Jan. 18 5:40 p.m. : Deputies responded to a report of a suicide threat in the county. Medical personnel were called to an apartment after a woman said she had taken some pills that day....

DATE: Jan. 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: For the record

Once in a blue moon: Cortez gets a rare lunar eclipse

Sky watchers got a rare sight on Wednesday morning, when the moon appeared over Cortez as a supermoon, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse. A supermoon is a moon that appears its largest to...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Woodworkers Guild celebrates 20 years

The Southwest Woodworkers Guild celebrated its 20-year anniversary in January, and is looking for new members and guests, according to a news release from its president, Steve Wilderson. “Don’t let...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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