Contraception cash

Temporarily funding collective will keep birth-control program afloat – for now

GST Liquors gives $10K to Cultural Center

store hopes others donate, too

Utes invite VFW to Pow Wow

Photos: First day of school

Make a Crash for Cancer is a hit

Susan Thomas Southwest Memorial Hospital Foundation

Thanks to Tanners and Ertel for Pinto Bean

Mary Ann Findley Cortez

Thanks for the help with school supplies

Thank you, Wal-Mart. George Dewell Montelores Baptist Church

CPW issues waterfowl forecast, brochures

“There are a few key ingredients to a successful season,” says Gammonley. “Waterfowl abundance, habitat conditions, and weather. Each of…

Dove Creek football hopes to turn corner

After two consecutive 7-3 seasons, the Bulldogs fell to 4-5 last season. But head coach Shane Baughman said they can…

Volleyball Preview: Dove Creek faces growing pains

Entering her second season as head coach, Melissa Carver hopes for a better record this year, but she understands that…

Volleyball Preview: Pickens returns to winning team

Now, entering her second season with assistant coaches Valorie Bauer and Janee Crockett, Pickens will look to improve on last…

Panthers look to swarming defense against Aspen

Split into positional groups, the Panthers continued drills as the drizzle escalated into a downpour. Damp, head coach Dave Wagner…

Sheriff’s blotter

4:22 p.m. A man on the 17000 block of County Road 27 reported a trespasser inside a RV. The man…

Noxious daisy

Unseasonably wet spring forcing weed managers to get aggressive

The New M-CHS: Students eat made-from-scratch meals from new kitchen

Not at the new Montezuma-Cortez High School. Students at M-CHS are being served meals made from scratch, including marinara with…

Pet of the Week

This is an adult female Boston Terrier that was found in town, and the owner never came forward. She is…

Elks offering food backpacks for vets

Thanks to a $2,000 Beacon grant from the National Elks Foundation, the local lodge offers a new “food backpack program”…

Canyons of the Ancients seeks 2015 artists

Proposals for the 2015 residency must be submitted by Sept. 4. Winning proposals promote an appreciation of the landscape, raise…

Court briefs

David Buck, 38, of Cortez, was sentenced to 30 days in jail after admitting that he violated his probation. Initially…

Gail in the Garden: The three Rs of gardening

It’s also the month when the three Rs – reading, writing and ’rithmetic – come to mind, but did you…

No better time to prepare your property for wildfires

The Kern Canyon Fire smoke column last week can be seen from Cedar Mesa Ranches, where residents looked on with…

Patients want drugs now, but at what risk?

Rural Health News Service As drugs and medical devices are developed, it’s understandable that the public, always in love with…

Enjoy and preserve the month’s bounty

Last night was purely wonderful! My supper consisted of two cobs of roasted sweet corn, milk, slices of orange and…

Cortez man claims ‘illegal sentence’ in child sex case

In a four-page motion filed in June, public defender Amy R. Smith requested that District Court Judge Todd Plewe revise…