Gail Binkly
News ReporterGail Binkly is a career journalist who has worked for the Colorado Springs Gazette and Cortez Journal, and was the editor of the Four Corners Free Press, based in Cortez.
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In a move that signals a change in direction, the Montezuma-Cortez School District has put out a request for proposals for new legal counsel. -
The Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to place a chair in the high-school cafeteria to honor a young boy who was shot and killed in December of 2024.
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The Montezuma County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with a ballot measure that would remove term limits for three county offices. They also agreed to plan for a clean-up weekend this spring during which landfill fees will be waived for county residents.
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U.S. Congressman Jeff Hurd was one of six Republicans who voted with Democrats on Wednesday to rescind tariffs on Canada.
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The Montezuma County commissioners are considering letting voters decide whether to extend term limits on certain county offices.
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Cases against two Cortez residents charged with beating one man to death and assaulting two other men in Veterans Park last year are moving toward trial.
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About 15 wolverines may be released into the San Juan Mountains as soon as the end of 2027. -
More than 80 people stood along Cortez’s Main Street on Saturday as part of a nationwide ICE Out protest against aggressive immigration enforcement. And little moisture fell from the sky in January.
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Food insecurity is a genuine problem in Montezuma County. Four people who deal with that issue discussed it Thursday night at the Sunflower Theatre in Cortez.
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The Dolores Public Library Board approved a revised intergovernmental agreement with the Town of Dolores in a special meeting Tuesday night.
