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A District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School Superintendent Tom Burris against a local man.

Nearly 5,000 people in Montezuma County may be facing hunger at the beginning of November.

The Georgia corporation that owns Dollar General stores is again suing the Montezuma County commissioners over their rejection of a store proposed on County Road N at Highway 145.

A study shows it’s now possible to pinpoint companies responsible for climate damage, with major fossil-fuel companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil found liable for extreme heat impacts and associated costs.

A legal battle between the Montezuma County commissioners and the Georgia-based corporation Leaf Properties is not over.

In an effort to gain control of Bureau of Land Management lands within its borders, the State of Utah has filed a lawsuit directly with the U.S. Supreme Court.

Recent rains prompted the Montezuma County commissioners Tuesday to choose not to reinstate a county fire ban at present. And a lawsuit over Montezuma County’s rejection of a high-impact permit for a Dollar General store on Road N is moving forward.

Whether a Dollar General store can be built just off Highway 1`45 between Dolores and Cortez is still undecided.

Montezuma County and the commissioners are being sued over the denial of a high-impact permit for a Dollar General store to be built at Highway 145 and Road N.

In Utah, a fight is brewing over water rights on the Green River, the chief tributary of the Colorado River. Rocky Mountain Community Radio’s Justin Higginbottom spoke with an attorney to break down the situation.