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Watering restrictions start May 15

Watering restrictions are enforced May 15 through and Sept. 15 each year. Yard watering is not allowed between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Anyone violating this ordinance will...

DATE: May 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Utah ATV protest gathering steam

Event set for Saturday in Blanding

DATE: May 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

SCCC open house

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

2014 good for Four Corners in Legislature

DENVER – Southwest Colorado’s lawmakers agree the 2014 legislative session was a good one for the region. It’s a different story from last year, when Republicans left the state Ca...

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Seismic study begins in Dolores District

Work has begun on the Kinder Morgan 3-D Seismic Study for the Doe Canyon Deep Unit in the “Glade” area of the Dolores District. Kinder Morgan will conduct seismic surveys to loca...

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

County delays KM bid to inject well

Montezuma County officials have temporarily halted a Kinder Morgan plan to convert a dormant 31-year-old production well into a new injection well. Kinder Morgan agent Bob Clayton...

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire guts mobile home

Firefighters protect two homes nearby

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ranchers, boaters negotiate fence

Curtain fence spooks cattle but allows boaters to navigate through

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Library plans summer reading program

The Cortez Public Library’s summer reading program runs May 22 to Aug. 19. It’s an incentive program for kids to read or be read to. Each 8 hours they complete makes them eligible...

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Is organic food the better choice?

Lately, there seems to be a great deal of buzz about organic food. Is it the best way to go? When asking this question, several factors come into play, including price, quality, the presence...

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Stiff penalty for commodity metals theft

Copper, aluminum favorite targets for resale

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Vaccination rates may go public

Legislation directs state <br/>to guide implementation

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education