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‘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

As water dries up, disputes begin to boil

Deputy helps mediate conflicts over irrigation rights

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Where would we be without interns?

Internships have become an almost universal experience for today’s college graduates. These frequently unpaid positions are lauded by many employers as important stepping stones into the pro...

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Cortez to take look at mobile vendors

City officials are slated to address outdated regulations for transient vendors at their monthly meeting tonight. City of Cortez planning and zoning commissioners have received nu...

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Builders donation

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Public-private partners

Trout Unlimited, Forest Service work together to restore creek

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police Blotter

Friday, June 7 A woman reported her vehicle stolen after she told her grandson he was not allowed to take it. She said she never gave her grandson permission to take her vehicle b...

DATE: Jun 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘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

As water dries up, disputes begin to boil

Where would we be without interns?

Cortez to take look at mobile vendors

Builders donation

Public-private partners

Police Blotter

Ballantine Communications, Inc.

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