Time for the county fair

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Local competes on ‘Summer Camp’

With roots in Southwest Colorado, Justin Jackson has been cast as the conservative Second Amendment hunter type in a new reality television show. “It all sort of fell into my lap,...

City staff sheds 428 pounds

Don Cornett is a 52-year-old Cortez public works employee with eight grandchildren. He’s lost nearly 50 pounds over the last 24 weeks. “Before, all I could do was sit and watch my...

Violations close dispensary

Building deemed unsafe for occupancy

Police Blotter

Wednesday, July 10 A woman called to report that her son had been in a fight at Blondie’s. The officer received information from her and talked to her son and his co-worker. The c...

Sheriff’s Blotter

Sunday, July 14 An officer reported to Highway 491 in response to a man trying to flag down vehicles. The man stated that he was at a friend’s house down the road and had consumed...

Agencies unite in fight against fires

FORT COLLINS – Hoping that cooperation can replace money when it comes to wildfire protection, two Cabinet secretaries signed an agreement Friday to work together to prevent fire debris from...

Correction

All students currently enrolled in Cortez Middle School will receive their school schedules in the mail after Aug. 1. Enrollment for new CMS students will be held Aug. 1-3 at the ...

Relay for cure

It’s a hoot! When these owls get together in Cortez

Just a block north of downtown Cortez in the back yard of a local resident, three western screech owls visit nightly, possibly to begin their night of hunting. Searching the trees, the owls ...

Vermonters join Coloradans in wanting to grow hemp

WAITSFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Some Vermont farmers want to plant hemp now that the state has a law setting up rules to grow the plant, a cousin of marijuana that’s more suitable for making sandals ...

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