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Parents as Partners group aims to make a positive impact on Montezuma-Cortez High School

The school accountability committee is seeking participants

DATE: Feb 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education

Jurors deadlocked in Ignacio cold case; judge declares mistrial

Prosecutors expect retrial but will first consult victim’s family

DATE: Feb 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores selects new municipal judge

Kristen M.M. Tarrin will start on March 28

DATE: Feb 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Open School to launch student newspaper, ‘The Bottom Line’

The idea for the paper came from SWOS students

DATE: Feb 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education

What’s going on at the Montezuma County Housing Authority?

Employees question its future without its 40-year director and an interim director in the picture

DATE: Feb 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango custom homebuilder faces federal charges

Kenneth Edward Asher is accused of destroying natural resources near Lake Nighthorse

DATE: Feb 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sheriff’s blotter

Sunday, Jan. 26 1:42 a.m. A man was cited with harassment after he allegedly kicked in his aunt’s door in the 28000 block of U.S. Highway 160 in Cortez. She said he chased her outside the h...

DATE: Feb 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College recognized with Carnegie Designation as research institute

As of December 2024, FLC spent $50 million on undergraduate research

DATE: Feb 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez-area wrestlers show grit and determination at state tournament

Saturday night marked the conclusion of the 2025 Colorado High School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships at Ball Arena in Denver, held Feb. 13-15. Several Cortez-area wrest...

DATE: Feb 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News