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Plans for birding festival are underway

The 10th Annual Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival is scheduled for May 7-11, 2014. This year Rick Taylor, author of Six Seasons a Birding Year in the Land of the Apache, wi...

DATE: Dec 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Free legal clinic in Mancos

A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney will be held in Montezuma County starting Jan. 9 at the Mancos Public Library from 2 to 5 p.m. and continue every second Thursday of the ...

DATE: Dec 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest lawmakers divine water in suburbs

DENVER – Get ready for the Great Kentucky Bluegrass War of 2014. Two Southwest Colorado lawmakers want to make new suburban lawns a bit smaller as a way to prevent cities from sip...

DATE: Dec 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Christmas Dinner receives donations

DATE: Dec 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire destroys unoccupied home south of Cortez

A home was destroyed by fire Saturday night south of Cortez. Firefighters from Cortez, Towaoc, and Lewis-Arriola responded to 2578 Highway 160 about 8:30 p.m. The home,...

DATE: Dec 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Law puts younger teenagers on voter rolls

But 16-year-olds still can’t vote until they turn 18

DATE: Dec 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Slim pickins

DATE: Dec 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Beleaguered schools getting help for teachers

Montezuma-Cortez picked for residency program

DATE: Dec 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bird count deemed a soaring success

A blue-bird Colorado sky provided apropo conditions for the annual Cortez Audubon Christmas bird count on Dec. 26. Two dozen bird-watchers, from novice to expert, gathered in the...

DATE: Dec 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

A look back at 2013

Stories that helped define the Four Corners area

DATE: Dec 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local briefs

New local CASA volunteers sworn in Lacey Enderle and Barbara Casey were sworn in as CASA volunteers Nov. 22 by District Court Judge Douglas Walker. Court appointed spec...

DATE: Dec 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pot sales are up in air

Recreational users have few options

DATE: Dec 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

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