Police Blotter

Theft Sunday June 29 8:22 p.m. A man was arrested a few minutes after a cell phone in Wal-mart was stolen because he matched the description of the suspect. He was ta...

Multiple agencies probe plane crash

Debris collected over the weekend

Local Briefs

Horse center to offer volunteer training Medicine Horse Center will hold a volunteer training from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 21 at its Mancos Center. Medicine Horse...

Making a difference

Cortez Girl Scout’s project tackles child abuse

County receives drought designation

Affected farmers may qualify for low-interest emergency loans

Gardner: Fracking ban would be job killer

Udall’s opponent calls for over-the-counter birth control

Cemetery to halt sales after mixup with plot

Couple sought help after space was sold again

Board adopts proposed RE-1 school budget

The Montezuma-Cortez School District projects to spend more than $17.8 million for general operations next year, a 4 percent increase over last year’s $17.1 million budget. The sc...

Contracts to buy U.S. homes rise sharply throughout May

WASHINGTON – The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes shot up in May. But the pace of buying this year remains slower than in 2013, in part because of sluggish sales during ...

Durango marijuana shops stick close to home

Most dispensaries choose to co-locate

New Maverik draws crowd on opening day

Gas station is bigger brother to Maverik on North Broadway

Parties with a personal touch

Molly Mae’s helps customize parties