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Phone Number: (970) 564-6034

Boating continues below McPhee Dam for 18 days

Whitewater rafting flows below McPhee Dam are continuing, thanks to increasing snowmelt. An 18-day boating release is scheduled from June 6-23, according to the Dolores Water Conservancy District....

DATE: June 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County landfill explores recycling tires

The Montezuma County landfill is applying for a program to recycle tires for use as a daily waste cover. The landfill is seeking a permit from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment to...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Shooting, road cases move forward

Two high-profile court cases have moved ahead in recent days. A Dolores man has been charged with second-degree attempted murder and illegal discharge of a firearm by the 22nd Judicial District...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

County lodgers tax to support convention center

The Montezuma County Lodgers Tax Committee plans to refocus distribution of lodgers tax revenues toward a new convention center instead of two local Chambers of Commerce. The lodgers tax raises an...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County approves AT&T telecommunication tower

After a third review by Montezuma County officials, a telecommunication tower received final approval Tuesday for a location south of Cortez. AT&T will build a 100-foot-tall tower on private land...

DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores boating release ending, but it could restart in mid-June

A 10-day whitewater release from McPhee Dam into the Lower Dolores River will end this week, but another release may come in mid-June, according to reservoir managers. The pause in the spill is a...

DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores dog breeders take steps to reduce noise

After taking steps to reduce noise, a dog breeding facility north of Dolores was granted a commercial permit by Montezuma County commissioners. Rocky Mountain Malamutes operates on a 12-acre ranch...

DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update: Crew blasts boulder blocking Colorado 145

A crew Sunday night blasted one of two boulders that shut down Colorado Highway 145 north of Dolores since Friday, and built a temporary road to allow traffic through. Trucks hauled way the rubble...

DATE: May 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Memorial Day in Montezuma County

Memorial Day ceremonies were held Monday at the Cortez cemetery and American Legion Post 75. A wreath honoring fallen soldiers at sea was placed on the Dolores River during an event in Dolores....

DATE: May 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos graduates look to the future

The graduating Class of 2019 for Mancos High School showed off their caring and ambitious character during a lively ceremony Friday evening. As the ceremony began, 23 seniors cheered each other on...

DATE: May 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Defendant in high-speed chase is found incompetent in Cortez

A Mancos man who allegedly ran down several officers during a high speed chase in March, seriously injuring two of them, has been found incompetent to proceed in court procedures against him. Casey...

DATE: May 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

CBI seeks help in 20-year-old cold case

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and Montrose County Sheriff’s Office are seeking help in a cold case involving the disappearance of a Nucla man 20 years ago. On May 27, 1999, Dale Duane...

DATE: May 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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