Cortez

Agriculture

Colorado senators urge rural PILT funds be reauthorized

Rural funding is set to expire

October 5, 2019

Cortez

Lost Canyon wildfire south of Dolores is contained

Fire south of Dolores triggered mutual aid, air tankers

October 5, 2019

Cortez

Crews respond to Lost Canyon wildfire south of Dolores

Tanker planes called in from Grand Junction

October 3, 2019

Cortez

Sentencing phase of statewide pot busts begins

Man who supervised harvest gets 7 years

October 2, 2019

Cortez

Talented musical expeditionaries perform in Dolores

Suitcase Junket and Carsie Blanton on musical journey

October 1, 2019

Alcohol

Medicaid expanding to cover inpatient, residential addiction treatment

20 La Plata County deaths this year involved drugs or alcohol

October 1, 2019

Colorado state government

County, Ute Mountain tribe hold elections

Tribe to elect chairman, council members; school districts to pick boards

October 1, 2019

Secretary of state touts fight against dark money, expanding voter access

Jena Griswold holds town hall meeting in Durango

September 29, 2019

Cortez

County hosts human trafficking training

Nonprofit leader talks Colorado examples, warning signs

September 28, 2019

Charity

Cortez bike race donates $66,000 for youth programs

12 Hours of Mesa Verde donates $66,000

September 27, 2019

U.S. appeals court to decide fight over jaguar habitat

Farmers and ranchers wary of setting aside such a large expanse

September 27, 2019

Archaeology

Ceremony will honor Mesa Verde’s early boosters

New sign dedicates women’s club that lobbied to protect ruins

September 27, 2019

Cortez

Land transfer, land use code move to public hearing

City makes initial move to de-annex its section of Sligo Street

September 26, 2019

Briefs

Drought workship is Oct. 17

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September 25, 2019

Cortez

Southwest Memorial offers needle disposal service

Free program provides safe containers

September 24, 2019

The man who killed Colorado’s last grizzly bear

Ed Wiseman’s story has been source of scrutiny, debate

September 23, 2019

Cortez

Montezuma-Cortez school board talks election, facilities

Campus updates near completion

September 22, 2019

Cortez

Last month coming up for Cortez Farmers Market

46th annual market sees most vendors ever

September 22, 2019

Sen. Bennet requests hearing on public lands bill

CORE Act would protect about 400,000 acres

September 21, 2019

Cortez

Cowboys bump Broncos from TV screens in Southwest Colorado

Private contracts prevent stations from airing games in Southwest Colorado

September 21, 2019

Collaboration on the Four Corners/One Book program

Six libraries collaborate to launch Four Corners/One Book

September 20, 2019

Part 3: Colorado towns take action to preserve mobile home parks

Cities, counties and housing authorities buying parks to save them

September 20, 2019

Cortez

Plea offered in Mancos murder case

Suspect has until Jan. 10 to decide on agreement

September 19, 2019

Arizona

FBI investigates homicide in northeast Arizona

Man killed in home invasion in Sweetwater

September 19, 2019