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CDOT to begin work on U.S. 160 and Colorado 145

The Colorado Department of Transportation and A-1 Chipseal-Rocky Mountain Pavement will start two roadwork improvement projects on Monday, Oct. 23. The projects are expected to last through...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

English and GED classes now available in new Cortez office

The Durango Adult Education Center has opened a new location in downtown Cortez for English and GED/high school equivalency classes. Classes are now located at 10 W. Main St., Suite 110 in the...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Grace’s Kitchen accepting donations for Thanksgiving dinner

Grace’s Kitchen is accepting donations for this year’s Community Thanksgiving Meal. The kitchen is accepting frozen turkeys, new roasters, No. 10 canned green beans, cranberries, and premade pies. ...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kiselya Plewe wins college golf tournament in New Mexico

Showcasing the same straight drives, consistent iron play and deft putting that made Dolores High School’s most successful prep golfer ever, Weber State sophomore Kiselya Plewe won the New Mexico...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

A relentless Dolores attack overwhelms Ignacio volleyball

Thanks to a plethora of aces and standout defensive plays from nearly every player on its roster, the Dolores High School volleyball team coasted past Ignacio, 25-20, 25-16, 25-21, at home on Oct....

DATE: Oct. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Venison sandwiches coming to Arby’s in Cortez Limited-edition elk sandwich test-marketed in Colorado

Arby’s, the fast-food chain made for meat lovers, plans to release venison sandwiches nationwide, and elk sandwiches in Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. The venison sandwich will be available...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Medicine Horse Center needs volunteers

Looking for a great way to spend your free time this fall? The Medicine Horse Center needs volunteers for therapeutic riding sessions, helping out as side walkers and leaders for children and...

DATE: Oct. 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Recreation Center celebrates SilverSneakers week

The city of Cortez, Cortez Recreation Center and Cortez SilverSneakers program will celebrate SilverSneakers week on Oct. 23 through 27, according to a news release from the city. The weeklong...

DATE: Oct. 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores candidates talk about school funding

Seven candidates are running for two open seats on the Dolores School Board. They are Jerry Whited, Kay Phelps, Sandra Corbitt, Eugene Reininger III, Casey McClellan, Rebecca Frasier and Lisa Holz....

DATE: Oct. 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

M-CHS runners produce season-best results in Cortez

Running 10 minutes from their high school on a course with which they are all too familiar, several members of the Montezuma-Cortez High School cross-country teams produced season-best results at...

DATE: Oct. 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Dolores football team fights hard in homecoming loss

Less than 12 hours before kicking off its homecoming game against Ignacio on Oct. 6, the Dolores High School football team received news that senior quarterback Justin Purkat had rolled his ankle...

DATE: Oct. 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Mancos harriers sweep Cortez meet, look to postseason

Over the past four years, Mancos High School seniors Simon Kearns, Jake Mckie and Caleb Yoder have run hundreds of miles side-by-side and competed in more races than any of the three would care to...

DATE: Oct. 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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