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Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin intends to institute new policy and procedure guidelines within days of his inauguration. District Court Judge Todd Plewe was scheduled to administer Nowlin’s...
DATE: Jan. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell has resumed sharing some information with reporters, days before relinquishing his duties as the county’s top lawman. The Sheriff’s Office announced in an...
DATE: Jan. 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
A local medical marijuana advocate says the area’s agriculture industry could receive a boost if farmers were allowed to grow cannabis. Last summer, Montezuma County commissioners voted to prohibit...
DATE: Jan. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Kokopelli Bike Club has proposed a 13.6-mile trail expansion at Phil’s World, which has irked some neighbors. The proposal includes two new trailheads complete with parking spaces: one on...
DATE: Jan. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Despite objections from the defense, the court granted the Journal’s request to send live courtroom updates via Twitter during the trial of a convicted sex offender. The Cortez Journal sought an...
DATE: Jan. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Colorado cannabis industry sold more than $500 million in marijuana last year, but because the drug is illegal under federal law, businesses struggle to find banks for their deposits, creating...
DATE: Jan. 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Across Colorado, there are 837 teachers with National Board Certification inside classrooms this year. The Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District has two.Re-1 Superintendent Alex Carter said...
DATE: Jan. 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education
Warm up those vocal cords. The third annual Blondie’s Trophy Room Cortez Idol Competition starts within weeks. Open to all ages, the 10-week karaoke-based competition kicks off at the Main Street...
DATE: Jan. 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Cortez Airport technician Efrain Vaquera lost 75 pounds in 2014. He attributed replacing sugary drinks with more water for his weight loss success. “I decided I didn’t want to be chubby,” said the...
DATE: Jan. 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living
Alleged to have molested an 8-year-old girl after drugging her father, a convicted sex offender is set to face a jury of his peers starting next week. About 400 Montezuma County residents are...
DATE: Jan. 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
An amended civil rights lawsuit against the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office appears headed to the federal courts after the parties failed to reach a settlement. Durango attorney Douglas Reynolds...
DATE: Dec. 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News
It’s been 525 days since the City of Cortez forced a local medical marijuana dispensary to close. It’s scheduled to reopen today. Because of numerous code violations, city officials shut down the...
DATE: Dec. 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
