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DC Rat Rod car show meets on Colorado borderland

Car show brings car lovers from near and far

August 27, 2017

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Expanding Loungin’ Lizard opens The Chophouse on Main Street

Restaurant fills coffee cups by day, steak and tapas orders by night

August 27, 2017

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Locomotive restoration of 1883 steam engine ‘on track’

Jim Poston, a member of the Locomotive 169/Business Car B-1 Restoration Team, is shown near the 1883 steam engine on…

August 25, 2017

Agriculture

For Colorado farmers in crisis, a new hotline offers hope

That’s the pitch on the Colorado Department of Agriculture website for a new program aimed at helping farmers facing emotional…

August 25, 2017

Business

Colorado to Sessions: Pot industry working and can be better

Gov. John Hickenlooper and Attorney General Cynthia Coffman urged Sessions to collaborate with recreational pot states on law enforcement and…

August 25, 2017

For the record

Police Blotter

6:46 p.m.: A man was arrested in the 500 block of North Mildred Road on a warrant for failure to…

August 25, 2017

Local News

Mancos approves contract for bridge design

Russell Engineering will design Main Street bridge

August 25, 2017

Local News

Cortez DJ to be honored at country awards show

Barbara Richhart named “DJ of the Year”

August 25, 2017

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New cider and wine company starting in Mancos

Mancos shop plans to produce cider after fall harvest

August 25, 2017

Local News

Harvest Beer Festival to benefit Montezuma Land Conservancy

About 600 expected to attend beer fest at Parque de Vida

August 25, 2017

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Photographer Chris Eaton hosts program and workshop at Mesa Verde

Looking up at night through three stories of Wukoki Pueblo, Wupatki National Monument. The Andromeda Galaxy is prominent looking through…

August 25, 2017

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U.S. Interior chief recommends alterations for Bears Ears monument

Interior secretary stops short of eliminating protected lands

August 24, 2017

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Willowtail Springs to highlight artists in Sunday event

“Art in the Afternoon” fundraiser to benefit residencies

August 24, 2017

High School Sports

Dolores Bears football team dreams big

Head coach Chris Trusler hopes Dolores will compete for league championship

August 24, 2017

High School Sports

Dove Creek football team looking to gain experience

Young Dove Creek team short on experience but high on talent

August 24, 2017

High School Sports

Panthers football team ready to rumble

Panthers’ upperclassmen hope experience will help M-CHS to improve

August 24, 2017

Local News

Cortez plans restrictions in recycling program

City to halt curbside glass collection

August 24, 2017

Local News

Montezuma-Cortez school board passes mill levy resolution

District seeks to fund salaries, technology, buses

August 24, 2017

Local News

No serious injuries reported after collision in Cortez

Driver cited for failing to yield at North Broadway intersection

August 23, 2017

Local News

Durango may tighten penalty for bear-strewn trash

First warnings may be eliminated for residents who don’t secure trash

August 23, 2017

Local News

Cortez Main Street median project is delayed

City to advertise for bids in spring

August 23, 2017

Local News

Park service seeks input on fee hikes at Hovenweep, Natural Bridges

The park service proposes to increase park entrance fees at Natural Bridges National Monument on Jan. 1, to comply with…

August 23, 2017

Local News

Mushroom & Wine Festival brings together foraging and fine dining

Annual event at Purgatory Resort pairs wine with restaurant creations

August 22, 2017

Local News

What the last eclipse tells us about the 19th-century West

A book by a self-proclaimed umbraphile tells the story of a West in shadow

August 22, 2017