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Harris receives service award

Physical therapist Jodi Harris, of Southwest Health System, has been selected as the recipient of the Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management Award of Excellence. ...

DATE: Feb 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Former astronaut to speak at SCCC commencement

Former astronaut Dr. Ronald Sega will be the speaker at Southwest Colorado Community College’s commencement at 1 p.m. May 15 at the Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall. Sega...

DATE: Feb 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Re-1 board has vacancy

The Re-1 Montezuma-Cortez school board is seeking applicants to fill a board vacancy for District A. The board will be accepting letters of interest for that position until March 11. They wi...

DATE: Feb 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Mesa Verde offers free winter ecology hike Feb. 27

Park Rangers will be leading a guided hike around the Far View sites focusing on winter ecology at Mesa Verde National Park on Saturday, Feb. 7, beginning at 10 a.m. The guided hi...

DATE: Feb 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde National Park accepting applications for bike-rental operation

Mesa Verde National Park Superintendent Cliff Spencer announced Tuesday that the park will begin accepting applications for a commercial use authorization for bicycle rental operations on We...

DATE: Feb 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez library, theater to screen award-winning ‘Cartel Land’

The Cortez Public Library and Sunflower Theatre will be showing the 2016 Academy Award nominated documentary film “Cartel Land,” on Monday, March 14. “Cartel Land” is a riveting, ...

DATE: Feb 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

National Young Voter Month in high gear

DENVER – February is National Young Voter Month, an effort by the League of Women Voters to help young people embrace and navigate the electoral process. In Colorado, 16-year-olds can pre-re...

DATE: Feb 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Beef cattle symposium Feb. 25

The San Juan Basin Extension Beef Cattle Symposium is being held this year on Thursday, Feb. 25, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds at 30100 U.S. 160 in Cortez. ...

DATE: Feb 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Miss Tess and Talkbacks come to Cortez

Miss Tess and the Talkbacks will perform at the Sunflower Theatre on Valentine’s Day, Sunday Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. Infused with classic country and honky-tonk, southern blues, New Orl...

DATE: Feb 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Artisans of Mancos welcomes two artists

World-renown saddlemakers and leather artists Lisa and Loren Skyhorse, who have been building hand made saddles together for more than 40 years, will show their artwork of painting and scul...

DATE: Feb 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

J2B2 rocks M-CHS auditorium day and night

John Jorgenson’s bluegrass band J2B2 energized and amazed both students and evening concertgoers in two concerts on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the Ralph E. Vavak Memorial Auditorium at the Montezuma...

DATE: Feb 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Livestock association to hold annual meeting Feb. 13

The annual meeting of Southwestern Colorado Livestock Association will be held at the Cortez Elks Lodge on Saturday, Feb. 13, featuring an appearance from U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton. ...

DATE: Feb 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Agriculture