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Mill levy ballot language solidified

The Montezuma-Cortez school board unanimously approved ballot language for a mill levy override they hope to pass this November. The property tax increase would go to support teacher raises and...

DATE: July 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos school board likely to leave vacancy for voters to fill

MANCOS – The Mancos school board will leave a vacancy unfilled until the school board election in November. The board received three applications to fill the post of Ed Whritner, who resigned from...

DATE: July 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos celebrates burros

MANCOS – It was a wild scene of hees and haws in Mancos on Saturday, as the first annual Burrofest took over downtown. The event drew onlookers from all over the Four Corners. They came to see 14...

DATE: July 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Benton Yazzie donates painting

Following a workshop and art display earlier this summer, Benton Yazzie has donated one of his paintings to the Mancos Public Library. Yazzie is a Navajo artist who now lives in Cortez. Several of...

DATE: July 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores teen gets help on wings of an AeroAngel

Friday morning, a Pilatus PC-12 plane lifted off from Cortez Municipal Airport, carrying 15-year-old Nick Lester to Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego for cancer treatment. The Dolores teenager...

DATE: July 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Panthers Stadium lights up to show off upgrades

Upgrades to Panthers Stadium are nearing completion just in time for the new school year. On Wednesday, a handful of school and district officials gathered at the field by the middle school to see...

DATE: July 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Science teacher takes reins at Montezuma-Cortez High School

A longtime Montezuma-Cortez High School science teacher will be taking over as principal this coming fall. Eric Chandler has been selected to fill the role for the 2019-20 school year. He takes...

DATE: July 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bail set at $1 million in homicide west of Mancos

Bond for Debra Gaylyn Riddle, suspected in the July 4 shooting death of her common-law husband, was set at $1 million Wednesday in Cortez. David Mooney, a 60-year-old man from Arizona, was found...

DATE: July 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire burning in Dark Canyon Wilderness

A 15-acre fire is burning in Utah’s Dark Canyon Wilderness, about 45 miles west of Monticello. On Tuesday, smoke was reported in the wilderness area near Brushy Knoll. It has been slow-growing, and...

DATE: July 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lodgers tax funding cut could harm Mancos Visitor Center

If the Montezuma County Lodgers Tax Committee decides to cut funding from Mancos and Dolores chambers of commerce, the Mancos Visitor Center could face severe operational difficulties – and...

DATE: July 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos Days plans a full plate

The 60th annual Mancos Days celebration is on the horizon. The three-day event has a full lineup, with activities ranging from sports tournaments to a pancake breakfast to the traditional parade....

DATE: July 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Vigil in Cortez supports immigration detainees

About 100 locals turned out for a candlelight vigil at City Park in support of those held in detention facilities at the southern border. The Cortez Lights for Liberty vigil was one of hundreds ...

DATE: July 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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