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Downpours are welcome but won’t end the drought

With nearly three inches of rainfall recorded in Cortez last week, the city has exceeded average precipitation for the year. “We were way above normal for the month of August,” sa...

DATE: Sep 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bankruptcy stalls Red Arrow eviction

A business partner in the Red Arrow Gold Mine has filed for bankruptcy in Texas, forcing a judge to stay an eviction hearing in Colorado. “The entire case at this point is in a ho...

DATE: Sep 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Beautification begins on S. Broadway Drivers can expect one-lane closures

A city plan to beautify the southern corridor of Cortez will focus attention on public safety issues before any aesthetic components are accomplished. The first phase of the city’...

DATE: Sep 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sugar Pine Ranch Rally cruises into valley

Thousands of bikers are expected to motor into the Mancos Valley this weekend for the annual Sugar Pine Ranch Rally. Located three miles north of Mancos on Highway 184, Sugar Pine...

DATE: Aug 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Calling all good Samaritans

Donate food at airport for a chance to win free tickets

DATE: Aug 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

New pot shops on hold

At a public hearing Tuesday, no one spoke for or against a city moratorium that bans recreational marijuana dispensaries for the next 10 months. With no objections received, the C...

DATE: Aug 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

High bid trims plan for airport upgrades

The Cortez Municipal Airport was cleared for takeoff Tuesday to move forward with nearly $3 million in improvements. The Cortez City Council voted Tuesday to award Four Corners Ma...

DATE: Aug 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Convicted sex offender indicted

A convicted sex offender has been indicted on nine new felony counts of sexual assault on a child. The Montezuma County grand jury indicted Andrew Allmon, 55, of 600 N. State St. ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

School board welcomes educators

School board directors were introduced Monday at their regular meeting to 16 new educators for the academic year. One of those is Tanya Brown, the district's first-ever parent an...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Sugar Pine Ranch Rally cruises into valley

Thousands of bikers are expected to motor into the Mancos Valley this weekend for the annual Sugar Pine Ranch Rally. Located three miles north of Mancos on Highway 184, Sugar Pine...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Students dig Farm to School Project

During X-block, Mancos Middle School seventh-grader Scotty Sword was the first to volunteer Monday afternoon. It then took him about 10 minutes to harvest two heads of cabbage. In his defens...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News