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Enduring pain for science (and birds)

Seven dedicated birders braved strong winds, treacherous roads and temperatures ranging from 2 to 26 degrees on Saturday, Dec. 26, to take part in the annual Cortez Christmas Bird Count, with hopes...

DATE: Dec. 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Empire offers 30 $1,000 scholarships

Empire Electric Association is pleased to continue offering high school student scholarships and adult scholarships to its members. Twenty-four scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded to senior...

DATE: Dec. 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Hale to speak at League of Women Voters meeting

The League of Women Voters of Montezuma County will meet on Jan. 9 at 9 a.m. at the Ponderosa Restaurant in Dolores. The guest speaker will be City Manager Shane Hale. Hale will address plans for...

DATE: Dec. 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. removes some farm program payments to managers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week finalized a rule to ensure that farm safety-net payments are issued only to active managers of farms that operate as joint ventures or general...

DATE: Dec. 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

SCCC academy graduates 10 cadets

Southwest Colorado Community College’s Southwest Regional Law Enforcement Academy graduated 10 cadets during a ceremony at the Durango Public Library on Friday, Dec. 11. It was standing room only...

DATE: Dec. 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

A winning pair

The Mancos Valley Chorus and the Montezuma-Cortez concert and chamber choirs teamed up Wednesday, Dec. 9, for a standing room only concert at the M-CHS auditorium. The Mancos Valley Chorus began...

DATE: Dec. 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Rotary Clubs seek help with Imagination Library

Imagination Library, a community service project sponsored by the Cortez and Dolores Rotary Clubs, is making a holiday push for donations to its childhood-reading project. The program, started by...

DATE: Dec. 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Robotics grant will fund summer internships at Adams State

Adams State University students will have an opportunity to develop artificial intelligence and social-emotional programming for robots through a three-year grant of more than $500,000 from the...

DATE: Dec. 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Plant-a-Tree gift certificates are now on sale

Plant-A-Tree holiday gift certificates are now on sale at San Juan National Forest offices for the person on your Christmas list who has everything. “Each $20 donation to the Plant-a-Tree Program...

DATE: Dec. 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez gets $100K grant for Geer Park

The Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Board awarded two grants totaling $125,200 to Montezuma County on Friday, Dec.11. Montezuma Land Conservancy received a $100,000 GOCO grant to preserve 50 acres...

DATE: Dec. 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

SCCC to graduate 11 from Law Enforcement Academy

The Southwest Regional Law Enforcement Academy graduation ceremony is Friday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. The ceremony will be held at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., in Community Room 1....

DATE: Dec. 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Habitat Honors Outgoing Board Members

The Habitat for Humanity of Montezuma County board gathered at The Farm Bistro on Dec. 2 to honor members Carol West and Mary Sparks with a luncheon and plaque presentation after they recently...

DATE: Dec. 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

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