Opioid Settlement Funds bolster local groups

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

What’s best for the land? West End communities debate creation of a Dolores monument

Residents and environmental organizations try to find a common solution to preserving the wild and rugged landscape of the Dolores River

Montezuma-Cortez homecoming parade slots open to community

The parade will take place in early October

Montezuma-Cortez District Accountability Committee works on goals for school year

The DAC hopes to work on attendance, teacher satisfaction

Mancos school district sends safety reminder after summer reevaluation

Information helps Mancos parents to know what to expect in an emergency

Dolores School Board hears from Montezuma County sheriff and approves interim superintendent

Sheriff Nowlin says he will make sure the district has school resource officers

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

Montezuma-Cortez school district writes letter to parents after Georgia shootings

Letter addresses the district’s safety protocols in the event of threat

$15,000 offered for information about condor killing near Cortez

The bird was killed near Lewis in March