A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the City of Cortez over a road closure.

The long-running legal dispute between the Montezuma County commissioners and a corporation wanting to build a Dollar General store is not over yet.

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A substitute judge will be temporarily handling cases on the docket of Montezuma County Court Judge Ian MacLaren.

The monsoon season is off to a promising but intense start in Montezuma County.

Montezuma County residents questioned commissioners about replacing millions in lost Kinder Morgan tax revenue during a community town hall in Dolores.

The Montezuma County commissioners continue to struggle with the issues of rubbish and blight. For some time they have said many county residents want unsightly properties to be addressed.

Cortez Municipal Court is launching a Teen Court program that will train young volunteers to serve as attorneys, jurors and judges in cases involving their peers.

The city moved forward with its professional show at Parque de Vida while Mancos, Rico and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe canceled fireworks because of fire conditions.

The Montezuma County commissioners on Tuesday approved resolutions notifying the county clerk of two measures they intend to put on the November ballot They also passed a resolution appointing themselves as temporary acting county administrators.