| Air Force plans SW Colorado training |
DURANGO - The U.S. Air Force wants to know what issues the public thinks should be included in an environmental assessment of a plan to allow low-flying military planes to train over the mountains of Southwest Colorado, including La Plata County, and northern New Mexico. Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
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| Salvation Army will close |
The Dolores Salvation Army Thrift Store will close its doors Sept. 17 at 5 p.m., after 13 years in Dolores. Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
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| Wall Street Journal features M-CHS grad |
One Montezuma-Cortez High School graduate whose business is making waves in the telecommunications world credits his hometown of Cortez with giving him fundamental business sense. Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
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| Monsoons wet Cortez
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Late summer monsoons led to the wettest summer in Cortez in four years. Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
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| Fall Color Festival |
Fifteen-month-old Ember Golden sits atop one of the ponies giving rides at the Fall Color Festival in City Park on Saturday. Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
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| Spencer will head Mesa Verde |
A long-time National Park Service veteran will step to the helm at Mesa Verde National Park, filling the superintendent position left vacant by the retirement of Larry Wiese nearly a year ago. Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
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| Tipton train comes home |
Congressional candidate Scott Tipton's campaign trail led directly through Cortez this weekend, with a stop at the Cortez Elks Lodge for a town hall meeting with local supporters. Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
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| Power plants, residents weigh in on coal ash plan
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DENVER - Navajos and other Four Corners residents gave the Environmental Protection Agency an earful this week about ash waste from coal power plants.
The EPA held a public hearing Thursday in Denver - one of seven nationwide - on possible new rules for coal ash, which is the leftover material from coal-burning power plants. The issue for the EPA is whether to regulate it under the same law used for toxic waste. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 will discuss
energy savings |
The Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 Board of Education will hold a regular board meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, in the Downey Building, 400 N. Elm St., Cortez. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| Southwest Open School's Charter Board will meet |
Southwest Open School's Charter Board will meet at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the Dolores Student Center, 401 Dolores Rd., Cortez.
The public is welcome to attend.
For more information, call 565-1150. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| Montezuma County Hospital District will discuss grants |
The Montezuma County Hospital District will hold a regular board meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 in the Kiva Room at Southwest Memorial Hospital 1311 N. Mildred Road, Cortez. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| Candidates square off in first debate
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DENVER - Republican Dan Maes rebuffed calls to get out of the governor's race Thursday during the first head-to-head debate of the campaign. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| GOP Maes stays in Colo. governor's race |
DENVER (AP) - Republican Dan Maes, Democrat John Hickenlooper and American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo are officially on the November ballot in the race for Colorado governor. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| GOP Maes stays in Colo. governor's race |
DENVER (AP) - Republican Dan Maes, Democrat John Hickenlooper and American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo are officially on the November ballot in the race for Colorado governor. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| GOP Maes stays in Colo. governor's race |
DENVER (AP) - Republican Dan Maes, Democrat John Hickenlooper and American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo are officially on the November ballot in the race for Colorado governor. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| College adds program
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Nineteen-month-old Taylor Johnson seems to be preparing for a career in cosmetology as Bethany Blackwell demonstrates her braiding techniques Thursday at the ribbon cutting and open house for the new Cosmetology Program at Southwest Colorado Community College. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| County wants 'coordination' with feds |
In an effort to take a more active role in management decisions in the county, the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Monday calling on all federal agencies to coordinate with the governing board in planning and policy decisions. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| Shocking experience
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It was a perfect day for fishing. A cloudless blue sky, a sparkling Colorado river - and yards of extension cords floating on the surface of the water. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| County ban blows more smoke
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A resolution passed by the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners Monday banning medical marijuana industry in unincorporated parts of the county is putting pressure on the local sheriff's office and existing dispensaries. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| Outdoor pool plans
call for big splash |
The Cortez Municipal Pool known to area residents for decades will close its doors Tuesday for the season, and if all goes as planned, a new and different pool will open in the spring. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| Fire burns volunteers efforts
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A fire charred a storage shed at the Cortez BMX bicycle track Friday, resulting in several thousands of dollars worth of damage. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| Bruce contempt trial continues |
DENVER - Arguments continued in a Denver courtroom Friday over whether anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce should be held in contempt of court for refusing to answer questions about three ballot initiatives. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| Montrose couple converts motel into shelter |
MONTROSE (AP) - Business might have dwindled at Jody and John Holland's East Main motel, but they're still putting it to good use. Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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| Drug Task Force faces money bust
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Local law enforcement officials are scraping together money as grants funding the 22nd Judicial District Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force threaten to dry up. Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| Plewe, Secrist vie for bench vacancy
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Two finalists have been nominated for the position of 22nd District Judge to fill a vacancy on the bench that will be created when District Judge Sharon Hansen retires Oct. 1. Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| Beetles beating tamarisk in county control battle |
Montezuma County residents and property owners met Monday night to discuss continuing efforts in tamarisk control and eradication. Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| Peyote meeting, prayers
prepare ceremonial ground |
Southwest Intertribal Voice will host an open Native American Church prayer ceremony Friday as part of its ongoing Native American Cultural Preservation Project. Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| Good people make up for dog bites, drug deals
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After 25 years of service, it's the people that both retiring Cortez postal workers said they enjoyed the most about their job. Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| Attorney General helps payday
loan borrowers |
DENVER - Payday loan critics won another victory Tuesday when the attorney general's office adopted rules that require the lenders to refund more fees when borrowers repay their loans early. Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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| Tipton will hold meeting |
Scott Tipton will hold a town hall meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, at the Elks Lodge in Cortez. The public is invited to this free event to listen, ask questions and learn more about Scott Tipton and his position on jobs, the economy, healthcare, immigration and more. Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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