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Friday, Aug. 18, 2017

Montezuma-Cortez schools cancel solar eclipse event

Citing safety and cultural issues, schools will keep students inside

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Shooting death in Dolores is ruled a suicide

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Federal insurance program for kids at risk

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Connect 4 goes back to the drawing board on broadband

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Mancos planning and zoning board mixed up on mixed use

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Boettcher Teacher Residency provides crucial aid to rural districts

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Looking for a party? Here’s where you can find one to view the solar eclipse

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Fire destroys shop, causes explosions south of Cortez

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Truck driver arrested in Cortez “road rage” incident

Videos & Photos

Navajo Code Talker

Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval speaks to packed crowd at the Sunflower Theatre.

Arrest video of Mark Redwine

Police body camera video of Mark Redwine's arrest in Washington state.

Mancos Days

Mancos Days children's parade and games

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Celtic Games

Montezuma County Fair adds Celtic Day to events

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Mancos Days

Children kick off the annual Mancos Days celebration on Friday

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Cutthroat Reintroduction

When all is said and done, the upper reaches of Hermosa Creek, north of Durango, will have the largest continuous stretch of native Colorado River cutthroat trout in the state.

Columns

Thoughts Along the Way

Thoughts Along the Way

To every thing, a season?

Andrew Gulliford

Gulliford's Travels

The sublime Yampa: Quiet canoe miles on a wild river

Looking Back

Looking Back

Ed Noland insured his life to finance trading post

Reader Poll

Do you support the decision by the United Methodist Church in Mancos to provide sanctuary to a woman who faces deportation?

Related article: ICE fugitive seeks sanctuary in Mancos church

MANCOS – Rosa Sabido likes to say she lives inside a postcard.

She loves the scenery, people and quietness of Cortez, where she has lived and worked for 30 years. But that idyllic scene...

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County approves 10 percent raises for elected officials

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