Work on high school begins

Proposed trail would connect Cortez, Mancos

Steering committee is being formed to consider 17-mile recreation trail

Goose checkup

Wildcat has till Jan. 31 for $100K

A troubled gold mine in La Plata Canyon is getting another chance to clean up its messes before it loses its permit. Wildcat Mining Corp. has until Jan. 31 to put $100,000 in escr...

Energy mandate repeal dies in ‘kill committee’

Renewal requirement helped fuel secession effort

Town trustees weigh pot tax

Measure would take effect in 2015

New member of American Angus Association

Cory Dean Carver of Cortez is a new junior member of the American Angus Association, reports Bryce Schumann, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo. ...

Deceased inmate’s kin suspicious

Family members of an inmate who died while in custody at the Montezuma County jail said they have “suspicions and concerns.” Harrison M. Begay, 38, died at the jail in October. H...

Interim assessor sworn in

SWOS students display art

Handgun lands felon behind bars

A 30-year-old felon was sentenced last week to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to a firearms charge. At a sentencing hearing on Thursday, Jan. 9, John Finocchiaro of Cor...

Construction picks up