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Empire offers 30 $1,000 scholarships

Empire Electric Association is pleased to continue offering high school student scholarships and adult scholarships to its members. Twenty-four scholarships of $1,000 each will be...

DATE: Dec 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Hale to speak at League of Women Voters meeting

The League of Women Voters of Montezuma County will meet on Jan. 9 at 9 a.m. at the Ponderosa Restaurant in Dolores. The guest speaker will be City Manager Shane Hale. Hale will ...

DATE: Dec 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. removes some farm program payments to managers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week finalized a rule to ensure that farm safety-net payments are issued only to active managers of farms that operate as joint ventures or gen...

DATE: Dec 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

SCCC academy graduates 10 cadets

Next academy starts Jan. 18

DATE: Dec 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

A winning pair

Mancos Valley Chorus and M-CHS team up for a crowd-pleaser

DATE: Dec 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Rotary Clubs seek help with Imagination Library

Imagination Library, a community service project sponsored by the Cortez and Dolores Rotary Clubs, is making a holiday push for donations to its childhood-reading project. The pro...

DATE: Dec 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Robotics grant will fund summer internships at Adams State

Adams State University students will have an opportunity to develop artificial intelligence and social-emotional programming for robots through a three-year grant of more than $500,000 from ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Plant-a-Tree gift certificates are now on sale

Plant-A-Tree holiday gift certificates are now on sale at San Juan National Forest offices for the person on your Christmas list who has everything. “Each $20 donation to the Plan...

DATE: Dec 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

SCCC to graduate 11 from Law Enforcement Academy

The Southwest Regional Law Enforcement Academy graduation ceremony is Friday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. The ceremony will be held at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., in Community Ro...

DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Habitat Honors Outgoing Board Members

The Habitat for Humanity of Montezuma County board gathered at The Farm Bistro on Dec. 2 to honor members Carol West and Mary Sparks with a luncheon and plaque presentation after they recent...

DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

U.S. proposes removing ‘trespass livestock’ from Mesa Verde

Editor’s note: Following is a news release Monday, Dec. 7, from The National Park Service: “The National Park Service is proposing to remove trespass livestock, including but not ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

M-CHS choirs, Mancos chorus combine for concert

SouthWest Colorado Concerts Inc. presents a “Celebrate! Local Musicians” concert on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Montezuma-Cortez High School auditorium. The concert combines the sounds of young ...

DATE: Dec 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment