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Polis forms panel to choose finalists for new district attorney in Cortez

Interim prosecutor will fill in pending governor’s appointment; DA Margeson leaving to serve as Dolores County judge

DATE: Feb 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Records show gaps in process after 18 dogs are euthanized in Cortez

Case highlights problem of dogs at large and management of a five-year case

DATE: Feb 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

New pellet mill in Mancos is subsidiary of Aspen Wood Products

Mesa Verde Pellets will produce aspen and wood pellets for heating and animal bedding

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forecast: McPhee Reservoir likely to fill, provide spill for whitewater boating

Above-average snowpack puts farmers and boaters into promising 2023 season

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowstorms again close down Mesa Verde National Park

Storms have shut down park for at least eight days this winter

DATE: Feb 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores transfers ownership of Galloping Goose No. 5 to its home museum

Conditions guarantee beloved train will stay a feature of town, continue to run on guest railroads

DATE: Feb 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

New 4-H director takes helm in Montezuma County

Wilson comes full circle and credits her career success to local 4-H experience

DATE: Feb 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Canyons of Ancients hosts two events Feb. 18

Hopi Laguna carver and artist-in-residence will give presentations before museum closes for temporarily for renovations

DATE: Feb 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Planning for community gardens in Cortez and Dolores begins

Affordable plots available; meeting is Feb. 25 in Cortez

DATE: Feb 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wolves a concern for ranchers at annual Southwestern Colorado Livestock meeting

Reintroduction planned in 2024 about 115 miles north of Montezuma County

DATE: Feb 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Historic Far View Visitor Center placed on endangered list

Iconic structure at Mesa Verde National Park has been vacant since 2014; ideas swirl for its reuse

DATE: Feb 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado governor selects Matthew Margeson to be Dolores County judge

District attorney served as prosecutor for nine years; Polis will name new DA

DATE: Feb 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News