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Sheriff's Blotter
FRIDAY, JAN. 13 Y A male was released from the Montezuma County Jail and was to have returned to the Sheriff's Office within five days of release in order to register as a sex offender as required, and failed to do so. He had been arrested for...
DATE: February 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: For the record
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Protective mom
DATE: February 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
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Chantell Rae Fury
Chantell Rae Fury was born to Albert Joe Fury and Carol Sue (Knuckles) Fury in Cortez on April 2, 1976. Upon her arrival, Chantell and her family were immediately faced with obstacles to overcome regarding her health. Truly being the gift that she...
DATE: February 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Obituaries
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DATE: February 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons
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Caring, loving and creative
It has been three weeks since the body of 27-year-old Jonathan Hayes was found a few miles west of Dolores and one family member spoke out recently about the kind of man he was and how the family is dealing with their grief. "It is difficult to...
DATE: February 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
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Hampson hearing postponed until Friday, Feb. 10
A hearing scheduled for Friday in the case of 26-year-old Luther Hampson was postponed until Feb. 10. Hampson is accused of the murder of 27-year-old Jonathan Hayes of Dolores, who was found dead Jan. 14 in the hills near Dolores. Few details about...
DATE: February 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
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Home health employees, patients were thrown to the wolves
Dear Editor: The dedicated employees of Southwest Memorial Hospital Home Care were dealt a heartwrenching blow on the morning of Jan. 23 when they received a visit from Kent Helwig. The CEO was not exactly a common sight in the home health...
DATE: February 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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Pace cuts into Tipton's fund-raising lead
DENVER - Democratic challenger Sal Pace outraised incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, in the last quarter of the year. Pace raised $206,000 to Tipton's $176,000. Still, Tipton finished the year with more money in the bank - $510,000 to...
DATE: February 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
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Commissioner bill sails through House County commissioners would be elected by district
DENVER - Rep. J. Paul Brown's bill to change the way small counties elect their commissioners passed the House by a wide margin Wednesday. House Bill 1159 allows voters or commissioners in counties with fewer than 70,000 people to put a question on...
DATE: February 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
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The right of free tweets
Twitter's decision to start censoring tweets at the request of repressive governments represents a regrettable retreat from the free-flowing ethos that has made it such an essential social networking site. Our preference, in 140 characters or fewer,...
DATE: February 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Others Say
