Towaoc

Local News

Funerary objects will be returned to Native American tribes

of Southwest Studies will repatriate artifacts collected in mid-20th century

April 5, 2019

Solar power comes to Ute Mountain Tribe

$2 million project will lower electricity bills for Towaoc residents

March 15, 2019

Business

Ute Mountain tribe hosts solar open house

Community meeting is March 12 at 5 p.m.

March 8, 2019

Local News

Body of missing Towaoc man is found

for Arnold Dean House began on Christmas Eve

February 4, 2019

Local News

Towaoc film screening highlights significance of local lands

Showing features teen-made documentary, PBS premiere

January 31, 2019

Local News

Ute Mountain Utes mourn loss of two teenagers

leaders talk about suicide prevention and help at vigil

January 23, 2019

Local News

Oaklii Tree Dutchie is Cortez’s New Year’s baby

Dutchie family drove in snowstorm to Cortez hospital

January 2, 2019

Local News

White Mesa Mill accepts Cherokee Nation radioactive waste

uranium shipment upsets Utes, environmentalists

December 20, 2018

Local News

Feds fail to prosecute crimes in Indian Country

U.S. attorneys declined a third of cases in 2017; a quarter of them were sexual assault cases

December 4, 2018

Local News

Two-vehicle crash kills pickup driver south of Cortez

team, Cortez firefighters respond to scene

November 15, 2018

Standing Rock’s countdown to Election Day

new voter ID laws, Standing Rock is sent into overdrive

November 1, 2018

Local News

Towaoc man gets 12 years in wife’s sexual assault

Federal funding targets violence on tribal lands

October 18, 2018

Local News

Ute Mountain Utes elect two out of 16 candidates

choose new candidate, experienced leader

October 12, 2018

Local News

Ute Mountain Utes awarded $1.6 million public safety grant

Federal grant funds police officers, justice system and social services

September 28, 2018

Local News

Sentences issued in Ute Mountain fraud case

least 13 have pleaded guilty; one faces $1.14 million restitution

September 17, 2018

Local News

Ute Mountain Ute policymaker leaves state office

Mountain Ute goes to Keystone Policy Center

September 2, 2018

Local News

Study maps Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park with drones

Photogrammetry creates virtual reality of ancient ruins at Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park

July 23, 2018

Local News

Update: Camper hauler blamed in fiery U.S. 160 crash

causes injury and vehicle fire; Aztec man cited for careless driving

July 10, 2018

Local News

Ute Mountain Ute fraud case grows to $1.1 million

more plead guilty; 11 people now involved

May 1, 2018

Local News

BIA officer and a suspect are shot during scuffle in Towaoc

Victims treated and released at Southwest Memorial

April 9, 2018

Ute Mountain Ute fraud grows to $793,000

Employees dispersed unauthorized checks; more charges likely

February 8, 2018

High School Sports

Montezuma Storm basketball takes Monday practice to Towaoc

The coaches needed practice space and wanted to make practice more convenient for players and their who live outside Cortez.…

January 30, 2018

Local News

Driver eludes officers in stretch from Cortez to Shiprock

in excess of 100 mph

January 15, 2018

Local News

Seven charged in Towaoc check scheme

least one Ute Mountain Ute check cashed at casino

December 26, 2017