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Colorado snowpack level reported to be above normal

Colorado snowpack level is at 102% of normal, and just below normal in Southwest Colorado, the Department of Agriculture said this week. The service’s data indicate the statewide snowpack is 102%...

DATE: April 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Create 81328 scholarship apps due next week

The deadline for Mancos students to apply for an arts-focused scholarship is fast-approaching, with applications due by April 15. The Create 81328 Scholarship fund was established by the Mancos...

DATE: April 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Critical COVID-19 Coverage

SATURDAY UPDATE: Two new positive COVID-19 cases in Montezuma County

The Montezuma County Public Health Department announced Saturday afternoon that two new positive COVID-19 cases have been identified in Montezuma County, for a total of eight confirmed positive...

DATE: April 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Three M-CHS basketball players named to two all-conference teams

After a vote by Intermountain League coaches, Teagan Whiteskunk and Titus Jackson of Montezuma-Cortez High School been named to the Intermountain League’s boys’ all-conference team for the...

DATE: April 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

CDOT suspends Bustang and Outrider service

The Colorado Department of Transportation has suspended its Bustang and Outrider bus service between cities throughout the state, effective March 29. The suspension is meant to reduce intercity...

DATE: March 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores Chamber announces business and person of the year

The Dolores Chamber has announced The Outpost Motel as business of the year and Jerry Whited as citizen of the year for their outstanding efforts in 2019. Nominations were taken from the public and...

DATE: March 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

CDOT to enhance commercial parking at rest area between Cortez and Mancos

Starting April 6, the Colorado Department of Transportation and contract partner Four Corners Materials will begin rest area truck parking enhancements at two locations on U.S. Highway 160,...

DATE: March 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Collision with semitrailer kills Jeep driver in Montezuma County

An Arizona man was killed Monday morning when his Jeep collided with a semitrailer on U.S. Highway 491 near Lewis, the Colorado State Patrol said in a news release. About 9:38 a.m., a purple 1992...

DATE: March 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores activates ‘Peace on Earth’ sign amid COVID-19 breakout

The Dolores Rotary Club is lighting up the hillside in Dolores again as a show of community cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Usually they are lit up over Christmas and Easter, but the club...

DATE: March 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

League of Women Voters questions Cortez council candidates

Businesses and government bodies are facing uncertain and turbulent times, but the Cortez municipal election in April is moving forward. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted pre-election...

DATE: March 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado AG Phil Weiser seeks pause on eviction proceedings

Attorney General Phil Weiser released the following statement calling on state courts to halt eviction proceedings due to the COVID-19 crisis: “In this emergency, evicting any Coloradan from their...

DATE: March 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

First Colorado National Guard member tests positive for COVID-19

The First Colorado National Guard member has tested positive for COVID-19. The service member is being cared for while in isolation in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and...

DATE: March 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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