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Cameryn Cass
Position: Special to The Journal

Mancos Brewing Co. awards Summer Brewfest funds

Mancos Valley Resources and the Mancos FoodShare were recipients of this year’s funds

Best of Cortez & Montezuma Awards coming Oct. 2

Celebration will be at Fenceline Cider in Mancos

Southwest Colorado students present internship experience

Roughly 20 high school juniors will talk about their six weeks away from home, what they learned

Southwest Health board has openings

Southwest Health System is looking for board members

Cortez doubles Business Beautification Mini-Grant match

It also extended the deadline to apply for it

Local singer inducted into Colorado’s Country Music Hall of Fame

Odis Sikes accepted the induction in August

Outbuilding burns on Road L near Cortez

The cause has yet to be determined

Opioid Settlement Funds bolster local groups

Southwest Opioid Response District awarded $438,356 from settlement fund to nine local groups

Why did Montezuma County cut back its noxious weed department?

County cites expense of programs, says weed control is ‘very, very lowest priority ‘

What programs were lost, and how do weeds impact Montezuma County?

The only remaining program is Cost Share. The Phreatophyte Project is finishing its last removal in McElmo Canyon

One way weeds spread is county rights of way. Who’s managing that?

It used to be managed by the noxious weed department. As of March this year, all management falls under the Montezuma County’s Road and Bridge department

Montezuma County joins six others in lawsuit against state

Seven counties have joined together since the state took money from the local government severance tax fund