More by Gail Binkly

• Budget pushback: County’s efforts to slash spending raise concerns about sheriff’s funding, (January 2024)
• Trying to come together: A new group seeks to unify Cortez, but obstacles stand in the way, (December 2023)
• On the road to recovery?: SHS is working to ensure financial stability for the health-care system that serves the local area, (November 2023)
• A resounding ‘no’ for rezoning: Cortez City Council rejects a log company’s request for industrial designation, (October 2023)
• Debate rages over zoning proposal: A 1984 court decision nixed an industrial use in the same area, (September 2023)
• Turning the county into the city? A proposed PUD triggers fears that rentals will cause a loss of ag character, (September 2023)
• Moore: ‘They’re not our enemies’, (August 2023)
• At loggerheads: A proposal for an industrial use near a natural area still divides the community, (August 2023)
• Grocery-store merger raises concerns: Locals tell Colorado AG Phil Weiser they don’t see many benefits, (June 2023)
• Is our area insensitive?: The region is drawing national attention, for negative reasons, (December 2021)
• Are wild horses a native species? The answers and opinions vary, (November 2021)
• Where the buffalo roam: National parks struggle with animals that invade their boundaries, (November 2021)
• How critical should be be?: Race theory sparks fears about its being taught in schools, (November 2021)
• School schisms: District Re-1 sees rifts over curriculum, Lunch Bunch, COVID-19, (October 2021)
• Reaching out for help: School District Re-1 asks the community to fill some shortages, (October 2021)
• Curriculum committee will need to be revamped, (October 2021)
• An unsustainable situation?: Two CMS teachers voice concerns over discussions of drastic measures, (October 2021)
• A needed shot in the arm?: Despite disease worries, many resist the idea of vaccination, (August 2021)
• Pondering twists of fate: A local author finds that things have a way of working out, (July 2021)
• Two MCHS grads discuss the lunch clubs, (June 2021)
• A matter of pride: Cortez, Mancos pass proclamations celebrating the LGBTQ2S+ community, (June 2021)
• Cortez voters to decide broadband’s future, (May 2021)
• Shelter from the storm: Laurie Knutson discusses her final, pandemic-threatened year at the Bridge, (March 2021)
• Under fire?: Cortez’s chief shares his views on police work, protests and the future, (February 2021)
• All you need is love, (January 2021)
• Local recalls have had mixed success, (January 2021)
• Effort to unseat McDaniel continues: Criticism of the school-board member brings attention to a lunch club, (January 2021)
• Should he stay or should he go?: An election is set on whether to recall McDaniel from Re-1’s school board, (December 2020)
• Demonstrations in Cortez pick up steam: Peace and justice walk, patriotism ride both draw more participants, (December 2020)
• A different view of history: Native speakers share their own perspectives on Columbus’ arrival, (November 2020)
• Hoping to bring people together: Commission candidate Samulski has expertise in land-use planning, public policy and fire prevention, (September 2020)
• Masks prompt clash between county, DA, (September 2020)
• A proposed upheaval: Montezuma County is mulling major changes to its land-use plan, (September 2020)
• Opposite views: Protests for and against Black Lives Matter rage in Cortez, (August 2020)
• To mask up or not: The uncivil question dividing the U.S., (July 2020)
• Cultural divide: Utes, county leaders wrestle with differences during talks about COVID-19, (June 2020)
• Time to open up? Locals struggle to balance community health with the needs of small businesses in the age of COVID-19, (May 2020)
• Controversies plague Cortez: Council wrestles with some issues, leaves others to wait for new board, (March 2020)
• A load of salt: Options for treating salinity in the Dolores River raise some concerns, (February 2020)
• BLM’s Southwest RAC has no quorum: U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton is looking into the situation, his aide says, (February 2020)