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A man died in the Montezuma County Detention Center on Wednesday morning. Michael McMordie, 33, of Cortez died in his cell between 1 and 1:30 a.m., Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin said....
DATE: May 22, 2019 | UPDATED: 3 hours 32 minutes ago | CATEGORY: Local News
A 10-day whitewater boating release is planned for the Dolores River below McPhee dam and reservoir, managers said this week. The recreational water flows will be let out from Tuesday to May 30 and...
DATE: May 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The apple and peach orchards in Southwest Colorado are blooming late this year, but the delay helped avoid a frost, owners say. A strong crop is expected, thanks to record levels of low-elevation...
DATE: May 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The public is invited to attend a flurry of free writing and poetry workshops at the inaugural Cortez Literary Festival, June 7-8. Keynote speaker Anne Hillerman will kick off the Cortez Library...
DATE: May 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment
Montezuma Land Conservancy members and supporters ushered in a new education center at the organization’s own Fozzie’s Farm during an open house Thursday afternoon. Fozzie’s Farm is a farm...
DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Education
A long-abandoned gas station on the east side of Cortez has been transformed into Don Vic’s Mexican Grocery Store. Owner Victor Nunez purchased the building and remodeled it into a brightly colored...
DATE: May 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business
Cortez City Council denied a settlement recommendation with NuVue Pharma LLC, meaning litigation will continue between the city and marijuana company. The settlement comes after NuVue sued the city...
DATE: May 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A man died in a motor home that caught fire about 1:30 a.m. Sunday south of Cortez, according to Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin. Patrick Goddard, 63, was found dead after a fire engulfed the...
DATE: May 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Lewis-Arriola Elementary students have set up shop in Alison Robinson’s classroom. It’s part of the “Our Town” project she started when she began working at the school six years ago, as part of an...
DATE: May 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
Bird-watching tours in Montezuma County and lectures about birds will take place May 8-12 in Cortez during the 15th annual Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festival. The festival designs activities...
DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
A federal judge has lifted a seven-year ban on uranium leases in Southwest Colorado after a U.S. mining program was shown to have no harmful effect on four endangered fish species in the Colorado...
DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
The driver of a box truck that slammed into a passenger bus on Colorado Highway 145 south of Telluride was cited for careless driving, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The crash occurred May...
DATE: May 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News
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