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Colorado gas prices down 17.6 cents

Average fuel prices in Colorado were down to $2.44 per gallon from $2.61 last week. Montezuma County averages were lower than the state average, at $2.39 per gallon. ...

DATE: Dec 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

2014 good to ranchers

Prices have fallen over the past two weeks

DATE: Dec 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

FSA details Farm Bill’s new rules

Landowners must make one-time decision to select payment program

DATE: Dec 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Cortez resident celebrating 100th birthday

For most of her life, birthdays for longtime Cortez resident Virginia Henneman have been overshadowed by the Christmas holiday, but this year’s celebration is cause for extra attention. Henn...

DATE: Dec 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Christmas dinner seeking volunteers, donations

A volunteer led effort to feed locals on Christmas Day is still seeking help and donations. Held at the Montezuma County Annex Building on Dec. 25 starting at 11 a.m., the dinner...

DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Program accepting applications for help with heating bill

As temperatures drop and energy bills rise, the state of Colorado is encouraging residents who struggle with home heating costs to apply for the Low-income Energy Assistance Program. ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos approves $3 million budget

Includes water and sewer rate increases

DATE: Dec 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Hay prices remain high in Southwest Colorado

Hay prices in Southwest Colorado remain high, but steady according to the Dec. 11 figures on current averages per region from the Colorado Department of Agriculture. The CDA says ...

DATE: Dec 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Gas prices down again; Cortez at $2.49 a gallon

Average retail gasoline prices in Colorado hovered around $2.56 per gallon, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This compares with ...

DATE: Dec 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business

Rooted in Cortez

Aaron’s moves out of first store to new location on Main Street

DATE: Dec 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Business