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Officials break ground on new high school

Golden shovels in hand, school board members, the mayor, the chairman of the Ute Mountain Utes and other local officials ceremonially broke ground on the new Montezuma-Cortez High School Sat...

DATE: Dec 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Christmas music

DATE: Dec 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cross-country skiing abounds

Several areas groom trails

DATE: Dec 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Winter solstice tour reveals mystery of the ancients' sun calendars

Shadows stretched over ancient spirals etched into the rock at the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park on Saturday, marking the winter solstice as they have for more than 1,000 years. “...

DATE: Dec 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Biomass proposal updated

A Pagosa Springs real estate man and land manager for out-of-area owners updated La Plata Electric Association board members Wednesday on plans to turn trees and forest debris into electrici...

DATE: Dec 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Grazing permits will be issued in Canyons

Two long-dormant grazing allotments within Canyons of the Ancients National Monument will be offered up for local cattle ranchers beginning in 2014. The BLM application process fo...

DATE: Dec 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez gears up for annual community Christmas dinner

Volunteers and donations needed

DATE: Dec 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Davis chosen as interim assessor

Appraiser William Scott Davis has been appointed as interim county assessor by the Montezuma County commission. Davis will fulfill the remaining term of outgoing assessor Mark Van...

DATE: Dec 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

No trash pickup on Christmas

City of Cortez trash trucks will not run on Christmas Day. Pickups scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday will be done on Thursday, Dec. 26. Trash must be left out for pickup no la...

DATE: Dec 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Community members calling for supplies for local food bank

A collaboration of community members is working to increase the availability of fresh, locally grown produce at the local food bank, The Good Samaritan Center, in Cortez. They pl...

DATE: Dec 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

M-CHS breaking ground for school during solstice

Band, dignitaries<br/>plan to be there

DATE: Dec 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Delegation supports snow survey

WASHINGTON – Funding for the snow survey water supply forecasting program was renewed on Friday with the backing of Sens. Mark Udall, D-Colo., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Rep. Scott Tipton,...

DATE: Dec 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News