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Montezuma County Extension plans 4-H open house

The CSU Montezuma County Extension office will host a 4-H open house and enrollment night on Dec. 4 at the County Annex, 107 N. Chestnut St., in Cortez from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Club and project leaders...

DATE: Nov. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Thanksgiving DUI enforcement runs through Nov. 26

The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and statewide law enforcement agencies planned to ramp up DUI enforcement efforts Nov. 16-26, increasing patrols statewide. The...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

CDOT plans to deploy new tow plow this winter

Maintenance crews responsible for highways at lower elevations are looking forward to using it new snowplow equipment. The Colorado Department of Transportation introduced two new pieces of...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos board OKs 4 percent bonuses, says charging station on track

The Mancos Town Board on Wednesday approved new signs and bonuses in a short meeting Wednesday, Nov. 14. After opening procedures, Town Administrator Heather Alvarez informed the Board that the...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mountain lion cub seized after it got sick on bratwurst

After removing a mountain lion cub from a private home, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding the public it is illegal to possess wild animals and dangerous to the animals’ health. Although sick...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Holiday gift sale to benefit Dolores library’s local history collection

The Friends of the Dolores Public Library will hold a holiday book and gift sale in early December featuring affordable, gently used books for all ages, stuffed toys, vintage art, botanical prints...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez library, Sunflower Theatre host free showings of ‘Prince Caspian’

Cortez Public Library will present “Prince Caspian, Return to Narnia” at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Dec. 1. at the Sunflower Theatre. Seating is limited for both shows, and viewers may reserve a free ticket...

DATE: Nov. 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hazmat rollover closes U.S. Highway 550 south of Silverton

The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle semitrailer rollover on U.S. Highway 550 at milepost 69.8 that has closed the highway between milepost 50 at the bottom of Coal Bank Pass...

DATE: Nov. 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two-vehicle crash kills pickup driver south of Cortez

The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash that resulted in one death on U.S. Highway 491. About 7:35 p.m. Wednesday, a black 2011 Dodge pickup was headed northbound toward...

DATE: Nov. 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado seat belt use increases to 86 percent

According to a survey by the Colorado Department of Transportation, seat belt use in Colorado increased by 2.5 percent points in 2018 after three years of decline. CDOT’s 2018 State of Colorado...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Water Dragons Swim Club performs well in Montrose

Although the Cortez Water Dragons Swim Club has only been in existence for two months, its members swam like anything but rookies against tough competition at the Montrose Marlins Fall Open on Nov....

DATE: Nov. 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Veterans Day Parade scheduled for 1 p.m. on Montezuma Avenue

Cortez will celebrate Veterans Day with two annual events on Monday. The Montezuma County Veteran’s Day Parade, sponsored by Ute Mountain American Legion Post 75, kicks off Monday at 1 p.m. on West...

DATE: Nov. 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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