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An early morning fire completely destroyed a mobile home at Kokopelli Trailer Park on Wednesday. Cortez Fire Chief Jeff Vandevoorde said the County Road F.5 resident happened to awake to use the...
DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
A final decision whether to list the Gunnison sage grouse for protection under the Endangered Species Act has been extended for six months. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that a...
DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Mothers pour tremendous amounts of love, energy, time and effort into their children. “I only became aware of that after I became a mother,” said Monique Alvarez. “It’s mind-boggling to think of...
DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
A competency hearing for a Cortez woman charged with second-degree murder was postponed Tuesday until June. At a scheduled hearing on Tuesday, May 6, District Court Judge Todd Plewe said the court...
DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Kinder Morgan officials announced Tuesday it plans to invest more than $670 million to grow its carbon dioxide (CO2) infrastructure in southwestern Colorado and New Mexico. The company’s plan...
DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Two Montezuma County farmers will be among some 100 across Colorado to grow close to 1,300 acres of industrial hemp this year. Last fall, Sharon Stewart organized Hemp Talks/Western Slope to bring...
DATE: May 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Slightly more than a quarter of all mail-in ballots were cast in the Lewis-Arriola Fire District election on Tuesday. Election officials said a total of 1,958 ballots were mailed, but only 527 were...
DATE: May 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
All three challengers to the Cortez Sanitation District were elected Tuesday, forcing both incumbents out of office.Unofficial results for Tuesday’s mail-in ballot election reveal that board...
DATE: May 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Two women now serve on the Cortez Fire Protection District board. Fewer than 200 ballots were cast to decide Tuesday’s election. Unofficial results for the election were received about 8 p.m....
DATE: May 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
Two Montezuma County farmers will be among some 100 across Colorado to grow close to 1,300 acres of industrial hemp this year. Last fall, Sharon Stewart organized Hemp Talks/Western Slope to bring...
DATE: May 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News
Last year, more than 50,000 motor vehicle transactions were conducted, 840 birth and 1,794 death certificates were issued and 186 marriage licenses and eight civil unions were recorded. Needless to...
DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
The City of Cortez is seeking volunteers for a cleanup day on May 10. The event kick starts a weeklong effort. Starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, residents are encouraged to meet at the northwest corner...
DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
