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Tropical Storm Ivo stalled off the coast of the Baja Peninsula over the weekend, bringing some “nice local relief” in the form of rain to Cortez. “The storm brought a bunch of needed rain across...
DATE: Aug. 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
The 11th Annual Mesa Verde Country Food, Wine & Art Festival will be uncorked this weekend in Cortez. On Friday, the festival features a gourmet experience during a winemaker’s dinner at Nero’s...
DATE: Aug. 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Some Cortez Sanitation District customers could see their rates double, or even triple, when a new rate structure is adopted next year. CSD board chairman Dave Waters issued the warning of...
DATE: Aug. 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
The City of Cortez has opted to see how the state experiments with marijuana, proposing to adopt a temporary prohibition on recreational marijuana sales. In a wait-and-see mode, city council...
DATE: Aug. 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
When it comes to the history of the Cold War, most people know that the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Berlin Wall were landmark events. But a lesser known drama in the decades-long tensions between...
DATE: July 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
The City of Cortez is a leader in the state when it comes to promoting healthy eating and active living policies. Earlier this month, city leaders voted unanimously to join the HEAL Cities & Towns...
DATE: June 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
Suddenly, an RV shows up in your neighbor’s backyard, and you think nothing of it. A week goes by, then a month and it is still there and someone is living in it. You start to wonder, “Who is...
DATE: May 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News
Cortez residents can celebrate the communitys 125th anniversary this year. Early 1887 marks the time when pioneers scraped a town together on a sage flat and a dream in far Southwest Colorado.No....
DATE: March 1, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER Politics trumped geography Monday when a special state commission drew Telluride into Durangos state House district in order to make elections more competitive.The more conservative town...
DATE: Sept. 20, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News
Naming restaurants after his sons is just something Victor Nuñez Sr. does. His new restaurant in Cortez is named after 16-year-old son Beny.Benys restaurant was Vics Diner in Dolores for 10...
DATE: Aug. 8, 2011 | CATEGORY: Business
Its been said it is necessary to understand the past in order to build the future. The city of Cortez is taking that statement to heart by commissioning an inventory of historic buildings on...
DATE: Aug. 2, 2011 | CATEGORY: Local News
