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Health care scholarships available from Southwest Memorial foundation

The Southwest Memorial Hospital Foundation is accepting applications for its 2017 healthcare career scholarship. Annual recipients are selected based on their qualifications and t...

DATE: Mar 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Homecoming parade planned for Mancos Principal Cathy Epps

Principal injured in Jan. 2 crash

DATE: Mar 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Heavy snow blankets Southwest Colorado; power lines down

Montezuma County schools cancel classes for Tuesday

DATE: Feb 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez swimmers travel to Denver for state competitions

Four swimmers from the Cortez Leopard Sharks swim club traveled to the University of Denver on Feb. 17-19 for the Colorado Senior State and Silver State competitions. A fifth Sharks swimmer,...

DATE: Feb 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Montezuma County dog shot after killing neighbor’s goats

Montezuma County man shoots dog for attacking goats

DATE: Feb 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police Blotter

Wednesday, Feb. 8 1:26 a.m.: A man was arrested at National 9 Motel, 301 W. Main St., on suspicion of violating bond conditions. A woman was also arrested on suspicion of disturbing...

DATE: Feb 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: For the record

Mancos Farmers’ Market will accept SNAP benefits

An agreement between Mancos Valley Resources and the Mancos Farmers Market will allow people who are enrolled in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to use benefits ...

DATE: Feb 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dairy Queen offers gift cards to suspects in traffic cases

The Colorado State Patrol and Dairy Queen have joined forces with a program that attempts to sweeten the deal for motorists who are pulled over and face a traffic ticket and all the costs th...

DATE: Feb 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Tomac wins three of past four races

Kawasaki rider Eli Tomac, of Cortez, Colorado, won the AMA Supercross race Saturday in Minneapolis, his third victory in the past four races. KTM’s Marvin Musquin, the Frenchman w...

DATE: Feb 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Cortez might see rain, snow this weekend

Two separate storm systems could bring rain and a trace of snow to Cortez through the weekend, with some snow accumulation possible in the San Juan mountains, according to the National Weath...

DATE: Feb 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Narraguinnep Canal replacement project now completed

CDOT replaces bridge structure, repaves approach

DATE: Feb 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez’s state wrestlers will get an escort out of town

Montezuma-Cortez High School wrestlers who are headed to the 2017 Colorado championships will get an escort out of town at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday. The escort begins at the high schoo...

DATE: Feb 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports