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Firewood permits available in Cortez, Mancos, Dolores
As backcountry roads open for the summer, permits to cut firewood on the San Juan National Forest go on sale at agency offices and sele...
The BLM is planning to take a closer look at the future of oil and gas development in Montezuma and La Plata counties.
The Master Lease Plan will be drawn up for energy development on quali...
It was like Christmas morning recently at the Cortez Fire Department District.
Boxes and boxes arrived at the downtown fire station filled with air tanks, masks, regulators and harnesses fo...
DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday signed a bill that aims at offering more of a voice to local jurisdictions when dealing with federal-land issues.
The governor, who signed a pai...
It took nine years and a lot of support for Olivia Clah to graduate last weekend with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Fort Lewis College.
She had to care for her daughter, ...
Although Native American students don’t appear to be disproportionately disciplined at Manaugh Elementary, data from the other two in-town elementary schools paint a different picture.
Data...
A select group of the Gunnison sage grouse are going backpacking.
The chicken-size bird is famous for a bizarre mating display put on by males in the spring. The species is struggling to ha...
A judge has denied a defense motion to set aside the murder conviction in the shooting death of Cortez attorney Richard Luhman.
Serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole, Ar...
The Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District has opted not to ask voters for additional tax revenue via a mill levy override.
“There was no way it would’ve passed,” said Re-1 Superintendent Al...
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