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Local leaders voice water concerns in meeting with Rep. Jeff Hurd

Water security and infrastructure needs dominated a joint meeting Monday between U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd and local city and county officials, who pressed the freshman lawmaker on long‑running concerns abo...
DATE: Jan 30, 2026 CATEGORY: Local News

Commissioners set October deadline for code compliance on rural property

As Montezuma County considers broader enforcement on trash and blight, commissioners on Tuesday ordered a rural property owner to bring his unpermitted wastewater system into compliance by Oct. 1 afte...
DATE: Jan 30, 2026 CATEGORY: Local News

A smart general

In 216 B.C. at the Battle of Cannae, General Hannibal of Carthage trapped the Roman army with a double envelopment and slaughtered the Romans despite Carthage’s inferior numbers. In this week’s positi...
DATE: Jan 30, 2026 CATEGORY: Chess Corner

Tri-State says no thanks to federal orders to keep Craig coal power plant open

Tri-State Generation and partner Platte River Power Authority had a “respectful” but emphatic response late Thursday to the Trump administration ordering them to keep Craig’s Unit 1 coal-fired plant o...
DATE: Jan 30, 2026 CATEGORY:

Cortez voters to choose from 11 candidates for City Council

Cortez voters will choose from 11 candidates for City Council in April after city officials held a drawing Thursday at City Hall to determine the candidates’ positions on the ballot. The candidates wi...
DATE: Jan 30, 2026 CATEGORY: Local News

Police blotter

Thursday, Jan. 22 6:22 p.m.: An officer responded to the area of Safeway, 1580 E. Main St., for a report of domestic violence. A man allegedly grabbed his partner by her coat and threw her to the grou...
DATE: Jan 30, 2026 CATEGORY: For the record

Sheriff’s blotter

Friday, Jan. 9 12:01 p.m.: A deputy responded to U.S. Highway 160 and Road G in Cortez for a report of a pedestrian jumping into traffic and flailing. A woman advanced on an officer with scissors, and...
DATE: Jan 30, 2026 CATEGORY: For the record

Exercising our First Amendment rights

The American Revolution didn’t end with the July 4, 1776, signing of the Declaration of Independence – it was just the beginning of an eight-year struggle that concluded in 1783. To prevent misuse of ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2026 CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Next Coffee with the County to focus on Road and Bridge department updates

County officials will highlight recent progress within Montezuma County’s Road and Bridge Department during the next Coffee with the County, including staff transitions and expanded training efforts. ...
DATE: Jan 29, 2026 CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado AG asks Trump administration to let Craig’s coal plant close as planned

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Wednesday petitioned the U.S. Department of Energy to rescind its “emergency” order keeping the coal‑fired Craig Unit 1 open past Tri‑State Generation and Tran...
DATE: Jan 29, 2026 CATEGORY: Local News

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