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The amount of dust being blown across the landscape has increased over the last 17 years in large swaths of the West, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder. The...
DATE: June 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
Accomplished mural artist, Cheryl Foley, recently completed a whimsical mural on two walls of the newly renovated children’s section of the Cortez Public Library. The mural was unveiled at an open...
DATE: June 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Living
Five people have petitioned to have their names on the ballot to fill two seats on the Empire Electric Association’s seven-member board of directors. Brett Peterson is challenging incumbent Jerry...
DATE: June 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business
Cortez Farmers Market vendors will be setting up bright and early on June 1 to begin the market’s 40th year! While every vendor may not be there for the first few weeks, eventually 40 vendors will...
DATE: May 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Living
This year, thanks to the Cortez City Council, the staff at the Cortez Public Library is making the kids’ room more fun and educational for young patrons. Artist Cheryl Foley of Durango has created...
DATE: May 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Living
The long road to graduation made for a sweet day of celebration for five women who are members or employees of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe. Nancy Hart, Henrietta Jacket, Lisa Jacket, Venus Mills,...
DATE: May 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education
Tall walls, dusty gusts and painstaking workmanship — replicating that of Pueblo masons a thousand years ago — are among the memories 10 students from Southwest Open School brought back from Chaco...
DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education
Not only did Lacey McDonald, Allison Porter, and Kaitlin Whited graduate with two certificates from Southwest Colorado Community College on May 12, but they did so while still in high school. All...
DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education
Mayor Dan Porter has proclaimed that Cortez will celebrate Historic Preservation Week May 13-8. There will be a full schedule of free public activities, including walking tours to highlight...
DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Lewis Cuthair, of Towaoc, is one of 160 men and women pledging to perform 10 months of national service as part of the Atlantic Region’s 19th Class of the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC),...
DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Living
The Lady Panthers tennis squad traveled to Grand Junction for regional play last weekend, showing well but coming home disappointed.Kristen Parker, the top singles player for the Panthers, played...
DATE: May 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Sports
It's a meeting of young and old when cosmetology students from Southwest Colorado Community College volunteer their services to the residents at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Residence. In the...
DATE: April 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News