Mancos vows next marshal will face strict background check
Mancos hopes to find replacement for top lawman by March
DATE: Dec 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Sewer rates adjusted
CSD returns to consumption schedule in New Year
DATE: Dec 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
M-CHS grad launches Air Force JROTC vision
A retired U.S. Air Force colonel is hopeful that a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) can take flight again at the Montezuma-Cortez High School.
Michael Pasquin float...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Montezuma-Cortez district warned of aging bus fleet
More than half the buses used daily to shuttle students to Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 schools have more than a quarter-million miles on the odometer.
“There’s going to come a day that ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Planning and Zoning weighs laundry project
The waters started to churn this week for a new commercial laundry operation after planning officials sorted through numerous zoning concerns.
It’s been more than a year since the...
DATE: Dec 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Ute students’ film wins award in Los Angeles
The unimaginable occurred at the recent LA Skins Fest when “Escape,” the first movie ever produced by Ute Mountain Ute teens, won Best Student Film.
An authentic story that aims t...
DATE: Dec 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
City OKs marijuana dispensary’s relocation
The city of Cortez unanimously approved a plan for a Cortez marijuana dispensary to relocate directly across the street from its current location.
After a public hearing last week...
DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
City approves land-for-jobs contract with Osprey
Deal offers company land for HQ in exchange for 45 new jobs
DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
Governor dedicates Colorado’s Gold Star Tree of Honor
Army Spc. George Raymond Geer of Cortez is one of more than 350 Colorado military service members lost in the global war on terror since Sept. 11, 2001.
Gov. John Hickenlooper ded...
DATE: Dec 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Records disprove Cortez convict’s claim of combat duty
He was discharged, never served in Afghanistan
DATE: Dec 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Conman gets 6 months in education scam
The man convicted in an international scam that bilked Cortez-area residents and the Unlimited Learning Center out of $62,000 has been sentenced to six months in jail.
After a 45-...
DATE: Dec 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Parents, students confront Re-1 board over coach’s release
Swim coach was fourth M-CHS termination this year
DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
