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Montezuma-Cortez High School tightens cellphone restrictions for school year

Devices will be turned off and locked away for entirety of the day, excluding lunches

DATE: Jul 29, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

Montezuma-Cortez schools prepare to open with expanded programs, new elementary model

M-CHS adds outdoor program and College and Career Center

DATE: Jul 28, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

Student representative tells Cortez school board new phone policy needs paired with fuller instruction

Agreement reached with city for two school resource officers

DATE: Jul 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

Mancos School District releases second draft of revised cellphone policy, seeks community input

Proposed guidelines aim to increase learning and focus by eliminating distractions

DATE: Jul 23, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

Jones, Curley advance to general election in Navajo Nation presidential race

Unofficial results ends President Buu Nygren’s bid for a second term

DATE: Jul 22, 2026 | CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

Free skate camp at Lost Canyon Skate Park offered for Montezuma County youths

Total of 24 campers will participate in two three-day sessions

DATE: Jul 22, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Cortez Municipal Court to launch Teen Court program in August

If successfully completed, minor offenses will be removed from participating teens’ records

DATE: Jul 22, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

2026 Montezuma County Fair set to begin next weekend, horse show kicks off this Saturday

The fair will run for a week, ending with the livestock show and dance

DATE: Jul 18, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores School District raises teacher base pay, continues with track plans

The track would be part of the next phase of the district’s master plan

DATE: Jul 14, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

Lamp Post Creative Learning Center to wrap first season with theater shows and BBQ

Summer campers will perform kids’ editions of ‘101 Dalmatians’ and ‘The Jungle Book’

DATE: Jul 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Fort Lewis College is making quantum computing and nanotechnology big with use of grant

High school, college students doing hands-on engineering work

DATE: Jul 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Visually impaired youth find independence at Camp Abilities Four Corners

Program was created for visually impaired children living in rural areas

DATE: Jul 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education