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Montezuma County Fair spotlights traditions

DATE: Aug 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pet of the Week

DATE: Aug 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Variety at the Fair

The events for this year’s fair theme — An American Tradition — are just that, but the schedule also includes some unusual activities. FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS 11:30 a.m. — Ch...

DATE: Aug 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police Blotter

Thursday, July 25 A woman reported that she was being harassed. The woman said that a man had been following her around town and texting her phone. She said that she has already c...

DATE: Aug 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Journal’s parent firm hires new CEO

Ballantine Communications Inc.’s new chief executive officer will focus his efforts on creating new revenue streams, garnering new audiences and expanding the company’s reach beyond its curr...

DATE: Aug 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

DA’s office goes green with electronic records

Since taking office this year, District Attorney Will Furse has spent about $600 on copy paper. It’s estimated that a tree 4- feet tall and six to eight inches in diameter can pro...

DATE: Aug 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

State health department seeks comment about proposed uranium mill by Montrose

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado health department is accepting public input on a Toronto-based energy company’s plan to build what would be the first new uranium mill in the United States in more...

DATE: Aug 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Just Spoolin’ Around makes chairs in the round

They look like they’re made for giants, but Bil Idzenda’s huge chairs are craftily designed for normal-sized people. His hobby when not teaching third graders in Bloomfield, N.M.,...

DATE: Aug 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fairgrounds grandstand roof bid accepted

Mr. Concrete and Construction, of Cortez, has been awarded the contract for constructing a roof over the outdoor grandstands at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds. The successful bi...

DATE: Aug 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tipton’s logging bill advances

A U.S. House committee advanced Rep. Scott Tipton’s bill to accelerate logging in national forests Wednesday, although Democrats on the panel said it will never become law. Tipton...

DATE: Aug 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bond hiked for accused machete assailant

Montezuma County Court Judge JenniLynn Lawrence raised bond Wednesday for a 36-year-old Cortez man accused of terrorizing a neighborhood with a machete. Marquez Walker of 422 E. A...

DATE: Aug 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire bans lifted

The Bureau of Land Management and the United States Forest service have lifted fire restrictions on the lands they manage in Southwest Colorado. At Mesa Verde National Park, fire ...

DATE: Jul 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

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