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Bull Draw Fire grows 400 acres; more robust team takes command

The Bull Draw Fire has grown about 1,000 acres in the past week and continues to produce smoke visible on the Western Slope. At 7 a.m. Sunday, fire management officers from the Grand Mesa,...

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

Young Bears hold off Whitehorse on homecoming

Dolores football head coach Ray Davis knew that his Bears squad was moving in the right direction. In spite of tough losses to begin the season, the Bears played inspired football in front of a...

DATE: Sept. 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

New firewood harvest area open to the public

The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests’ Norwood Ranger District has opened a firewood harvest area on the Uncompahgre National Forest’s Plateau Division. The felled and decked...

DATE: Sept. 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Open School to host annual Fall Fest

Southwest Open School will host its annual Fall Fest on Thursday, Oct. 11 from 4:30-7 p.m. at its campus at 401 N. Dolores Road. Scheduled activities will include pumpkin decorating, face painting,...

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

Four more forums held for county commissioner candidates

There are four more forums to hear from candidates running for the District 1 seat of the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners. Candidates are Republican Jim Candelaria, unaffiliated Steve...

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

M-CHS cross-country teams compete in Alamosa

Before the Joe Vigil Open in Alamosa on Sept. 8, Montezuma-Cortez High School sophomore John Whyte stood near the starting line and took in a scene that included 259 competitors and some of the top...

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

Dove Creek and Dolores take a thriller to five sets

At times during the match between the Dove Creek High School and Dolores High School volleyball teams on Sept. 11, the crowd drowned out the voices of the coaches as they shouted instructions. Long...

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

Mancos volleyball team wins three straight over SJBL competition

After an impressive stretch that included victories over three San Juan Basin League foes, the Mancos High School volleyball team is brimming with confidence, and players are smiling as a result of...

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

Filmmakers looking for old cars for Hunter S. Thompson movie

“Freak Power,” the movie about author and counterculturist Hunter S. Thompson’s run for Pitkin County sheriff, is shooting in Silverton, and filmmakers might just need your old, rusty car....

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

Contractors plan to finish median project in October

Cortez’s $1 million Access Control Plan, which includes building medians on Main Street, is expected to be completed by the end of October, contractors and the city say. The project is funded by...

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

Mancos to install charging station, repair risky water system

The agenda item “Unfinished Business” took center stage at Wednesday’s Mancos Town Board meeting. First in that category was an update on the town’s new water tank project. SGM Engineering, the...

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

Sign for Mancos Spur spotted at Sharkstooth trailhead

The Mancos Trails Group’s plan to add the spur to the Colorado Trail, including updated trail signs, appears to be making progress. According to the Mancos Trails Group, the U.S. Forest Service has...

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

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