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It’s hard to miss the more than 40 murals scattered throughout Cortez, but finding information on the public works of art hasn’t been so easy. That changed recently as the Cortez Public Arts...

A Cortez fisherwoman has just earned two world records for trout she caught at Groundhog Reservoir this past summer. Kelly Jo Hall, who works with Intermountain Wall Systems, Inc., has been fishing...

A growing number of elected officials on the Western Slope are pushing for regulations on oil and gas pollution to reflect stricter rules currently in place on the Front Range. “Why would we have...

The Dolores school board is set to receive progress reports for students at all levels during a regular meeting Thursday night. For students at the elementary and secondary levels, the board will...

The Mount Lookout Grange has been named the 2018 Project of the Year by the Mancos Valley Resources Board and was honored at the group’s annual meeting this week. Mancos Valley Resources, a...

Democratic Gov. Jared Polis said Wednesday if lawmakers pass a proposal to end the state’s death penalty, he’ll commute the sentence of convicted murderer Nathan Dunlap to life in prison. “If the...

Builders in Cortez could soon benefit from a one-year incentive program that waives or reduces fees to encourage development on legally platted and developed vacant lots throughout town. City...

The Cortez City Council on Tuesday discussed and voted on a number of agenda items. Update on injured council member Mayor Karen Sheek said Councilman Mike Lavey will be in rehab in Grand Junction...

Two defendants in a Dec. 7 kidnapping and robbery case on County Road G have been bound over to 22nd Judicial District Court. Towaoc residents Clint Laner, 28, and Keshaun Begay, 20, waived their...

A community corrections inmate in Montrose used stolen credit cards and the names of other inmates to buy pizza and sandwiches, resulting in the expulsion of two Montezuma County defendants from...

A Colorado Senate committee has advanced a bill that would enact a text message program to remind criminal defendants of upcoming court hearings, but Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin is unsure...