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Montezuma-Cortez senior showcases set design skills in and out of high school drama program

Cruz Hernandez is involved with MCHS’s drama program, the Four Corners Musical Theatre Company and the Sunflower Theatre

DATE: Nov 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Education

Mancos and emergency teams host disaster exercise to assess emergency preparedness

Exercise was a simulation of Jackson Gulch dam failure

DATE: Nov 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Group of hunters rescued in Montezuma County during snowstorm

One of the vehicles was stuck in 4 feet of snow

DATE: Nov 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Trinadie Lopez sentenced to six years for 2023 street shooting

Court determines that while Lopez didn’t fire the gun, he provided it

DATE: Nov 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Montezuma-Cortez school district announces Veterans Day events

District students will participate in a variety of festivities

DATE: Nov 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Education

Michael McLaws receives next court date in Cortez district court

McLaws has multiple open cases in the district, including alleged arson and theft

DATE: Nov 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Woman found dead on North Washington Street in Cortez

Police say foul play is not suspected

DATE: Nov 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe awarded $9.6 million grant for land management improvements

The grant will help alleviate the effects of drought while improving water usage

DATE: Nov 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Mancos fifth graders to host pancake breakfast for veterans on Veterans Day

The breakfast is an annual event put on to honor ‘our nation’s heroes’

DATE: Nov 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Education

Larry Don Suckla is unofficial winner for District 58 seat

Suckla ran against Kathleen Curry for the seat

DATE: Nov 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Montezuma-Cortez school district mill levy to raise teacher salaries is passing

Unofficial results suggest the mill levy will pass

DATE: Nov 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Education

Dolores RE-4A school district mill levy heads toward passage

Unofficial results show that the district’s mill levy passed