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Only one Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School Board post is contested in the upcoming election. The two candidates running for the District C post are Sherri Wright and Bob Waggoner. A candidate...
DATE: Oct. 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
A world-renowned leader on conservation issues and economic development, Mancos native Glenda Humiston was honored recently for her rural community development efforts. Humiston, who leads U.S....
DATE: Oct. 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business
Its illegal to ship hemp seeds into the United States, but the federal government has indicated it would not impede states where the crop is gaining favor and legal standing. “The feds are waiting...
DATE: Oct. 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business
With a helping paw, Miles and Oscar have reached out to more than 100 area elementary school children, and the furry 100-plus pound beasts couldn’t be happier. Licensed animal therapy dogs, Miles...
DATE: Oct. 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Living
The ancestral Puebloans once roamed the area wearing sandals made from hemp, and area farmers can now grow the same ancient crop. Hemp was outlawed in the United States nearly 50 years ago, but in...
DATE: Oct. 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Living
A man accused of terrorizing a neighborhood with a machete has pled guilty to three counts of menacing. Dressed in a black-and-white striped inmate uniform, Walter Marquez, 36, of Cortez pleaded...
DATE: Oct. 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
Two East North Street, three East Montezuma Avenue and one North Washington Street structures are now listed as historical places with the city of Cortez. Since 2010, the city has received two...
DATE: Oct. 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
The town of Mancos plans to hold a workshop tonight to discuss spending more than $1 million during the next fiscal year. “The purpose of this workshop is to review personnel costs and trends,...
DATE: Oct. 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
In past years, Native American students have been disproportionately expelled from local schools when compared to their white peers. Despite making up about a third of the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1...
DATE: Oct. 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
Fiscal year 2014 grant proposals from the city of Cortez are more than double the proposed municipal budget. At a workshop Tuesday, Oct. 22, city leaders examined each of the grant requests...
DATE: Oct. 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
Because of the recent government shutdown, the Baileys from Salt Lake City considered cancelling their family vacation to Mesa Verde National Park. A seven-hour drive from Utah to Cortez, Kathleen...
DATE: Oct. 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News
More than eight weeks after the first day of school, officials are still trying to educate parents about road etiquette. Tanya Brown, the school district's first parent and community volunteer...
DATE: Oct. 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News
