More by Gaily Binkly and David Grant Long

• Repeal, reduce or retain?: Bears Ears, Canyons of Ancients to be scrutinized, (May 2017)
• Muddy water: A former county commissioner questions actions taken in regards to an out-of-county ditch, (April 2017)
• The Trump years: How will they affect the region?, (March 2017)
• Out of a home?: When Montezuma County sells its Justice Building, the Bridge shelter may have to move — but where?, (December 2016)
• Bad Blood: Montezuma County clashes with the mosquito-control district, (June 2016)
• Courthouse project sparks hiring discussion, (April 2016)
• County seeks to add chapter to land-use code: Public has scant time to see ‘1041’ rules before hearing, (February 2016)
• Cautious about cannabis, blind to booze?: Local officials struggle to navigate issues around mood-altering drugs, (September 2015)
• Up in smoke? County denies permit for Stoner ‘Bong-a-Thon’, (August 2015)
• Should federal lands be turned over to the states? The Montezuma County Commission says yes, (April 2015)
• Polishing a diamond in the rough: Montezuma County is confident it can revitalize recreation at McPhee, (February 2015)
• A staunch conservative, (November 2014)
• Speedy acquittal, (June 2014)
• Spruell proud of openness, innovations, (June 2014)
• Nowlin calls for better leadership, (June 2014)
• Smith’s deck prompts another public hearing, (March 2014)
• Debate still raging over Dolores River Valley Plan, (March 2014)
• County mulls road-takeover resolution, (August 2013)
• Invasion of the Eurasian collared doves, (July 2013)
• Will river regulations be relaxed?, (July 2013)
• Montezuma County’s new commission is shaking things up, (May 2013)
• Bluff, Utah, says no to centralized wastewater treatment, (April 2011)
• Two tribes come together to revamp the Four Corners monument, (October 2010)
• Reefer madness: Confusion over Colorado’s medical marijuana laws, (August 2010)
• A groundbreaking venture in Dove Creek, (October 2007)
• The public’s right to know: E-mails, open meetings among isues that prompt conflicts, (September 2007)
• Unsolved mysteries: The discovery of the remains of Jason McVean leaves many questions, (July 2007)
• Mounting concern over power-plant pollution, (July 2005)