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For Pets’ Sake summer wine festival is July 21

For Pets’ Sake Humane Society will host its 11th annual Summer Wine Festival 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 21, at Cliffrose Garden Center just east of Cortez on U.S. Highway 160. “Party with Ric...

DATE: July 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living

Local drivers ready to race at Fairgrounds Speedway

As evenings approach at Fairgrounds Speedway this weekend, Cortez’s local racing track will be alive with the roar of car engines as drivers from throughout the Four Corners hit the track for a...

DATE: July 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Update: Colorado offers $5,000 reward for information on slain mountain goats

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking for the public’s help in collecting information related to two mountain goats that were shot and found dead on July 3, about 2.8 miles up the Quandary Peak...

DATE: July 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local swim teams perform well in Montrose meet

Competing at the Montrose Marlins Summer Open in Montrose on July 6-8, numerous swimmers from each of Cortez’s two swim teams earned Top 3 finishes, and both teams cracked the Top 10 in the overall...

DATE: July 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Red Mountain Pass reopens after rock slides

Red Mountain Pass reopened late Monday afternoon, a day after a rock slide buried U.S. Highway 550 in up to 10 feet of rock and mud. The Colorado Department of Transportation closed the highway...

DATE: July 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Health board OKs management agreement

Community Hospital Consulting, the management and consulting arm of Community Hospital Corp., has announced a five-year management agreement with Southwest Health System. Management services by...

DATE: July 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Eli Tomac loses series lead after faltering at Red Bud motocross

Eli Tomac of Cortez surrendered his lead in the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross series on Saturday after a mechanical failure and crash at the Red Bud National in Buchanan, Michigan. Tomac, who had won...

DATE: July 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Burro Fire officials draw down personnel after ‘soaking’ rains

Rain in the San Juan Mountains continued to put down the Burro Fire east of Dolores this weekend, resulting in a drawdown of fire personnel and an increase in the level of containment. As of Sunday...

DATE: July 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. 160 at La Veta Pass reopens reopen Saturday

The Colorado Department of Transportation will reopened U.S. Highway 160 at La Veta Pass on Saturday at 2 p.m., CDOT announced on Friday. La Veta Pass has been closed since June 27 from Fort...

DATE: July 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Magician and musician Michael Casey will perform at Cortez Library

Magician and musician Michael Casey will perform twice at the Cortez Public Library, on July 18 at 2 p.m. and July 20 at 10 a.m., as part of the series Literary Fridays. Michael, who was born with...

DATE: July 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Burst kicks off holiday celebration

Over the past nine years, the Cortez Burst Triathlon has grown into one of the Four Corners area’s most popular triathlons, thanks to its course and its community atmosphere. Nearly 100 athletes...

DATE: July 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Containment crews stay ahead of creeping Burro Fire

Warm, dry weather and low fuel moisture continue to feed the Burro Fire, which has grown 141 acres since Monday. An infrared mapping flight about 8:17 p.m. Tuesday showed the fire was at 4,578...

DATE: July 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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