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Landfill to close early on July 4 holiday

The Montezuma County Landfill will close by 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 4, for Independence Day. It will reopen to the public at 8 a.m. the next day, Friday, July 5. Other county offices will b...

DATE: Jun 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Percussion performance

DATE: Jun 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pet of the Week

DATE: Jun 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dylan Redwine's remains found

The La Plata County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday it has identified the remains of the body of Dylan Redwine, a 13-year-old boy who went missing in November north of Vallecito Reservoi...

DATE: Jun 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dylan Redwine remains found

The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office has announced that the Colorado Bureau of Investigation has identified remains found during a search near Vallecito Reservoir this week as Dylan Redwine’...

DATE: Jun 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cronk departs

Undersheriff <br/>leaves MCSO,<br/>deputy DA<br/>accepts job

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Nothing is more important than being at school’

As I complete my first year as the principal of Montezuma-Cortez High School, I have found myself reflecting upon some of the things I have learned. I have served as an elementary/preschool ...

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Cortez FFA excels at the state level

State FFA Convention is an annual event where FFA members meet from all over the state to listen to speakers, receive awards for hard work over the past year, compete in leadership-based con...

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Dropouts toil to earn GEDs

Two husband-and-wife couples, a grandfather and a mother-and-daughter duo recently received their high school equivalency diplomas at a ceremony last week. “There were some amazin...

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education

Conservationist Rich to retire Public invited to ceremony Thursday

Everyone dreams of the day, but for Mike Rich, district soil scientist with the Cortez Natural Resource Conservation Service, the sweet moment of completing a long successful career has arri...

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

‘Are we teaching our kids to be patriots?’

9-12 speaker: The fate of the lazy <br/>is ‘to have their liberty stolen’

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Plea agreement reached in dental office embezzlement

Charged with stealing more than $23,000, Jessica Hernandez, 32, of Cortez fought back tears June 17 during a plea agreement. As Chief District Judge Doug Walker read the three-pag...

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Landfill to close early on July 4 holiday

Percussion performance

Pet of the Week

Dylan Redwine's remains found

Dylan Redwine remains found

Cronk departs

‘Nothing is more important than being at school’

Cortez FFA excels at the state level

Dropouts toil to earn GEDs

Conservationist Rich to retire Public invited to ceremony Thursday

‘Are we teaching our kids to be patriots?’

Plea agreement reached in dental office embezzlement

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