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Cortez Dolores Mancos Photos Opinion Obituaries E-Edition Real Estate 4CornersJobs Classifieds Cortez Mancos Dolores Tuesday, May. 14, 2024 Newsletter Signup Tuesday, May. 14, 2024 Montezuma-Cortez sweeps Bayfield, secures league crown ‘I feel like our boys swung the bats really well,’ coach says By Joel Priest , Special to the Herald Headlines Sports Eli Tomac sits out final race with injury; Jett Lawrence wins 2024 Supercross title Sports Pitch, Hit and Run tryout in Durango to give local youths shot at competing at World Series Sports Southwest Colorado schools sending delegation to state track meet Local News San Juan College recognizes 1,750 graduates at commencement How a Piedra Vista senior advocated for inclusive language at graduation Local News Man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing Bayfield Speedway clerk New Mexico Wildfire potential ‘above normal’ through much of N.M.’s central mountains Local News Southern Ute flag raised for first time at Ignacio High School Local News 277 graduate from Pueblo Community College Southwest Regional News Here’s what the Colorado Legislature did for criminal justice reform during 2024 session Regional News Colorado nonprofit helps working single moms keep their vehicles running Sports Last chance meet lifts Montezuma, Dolores County track athletes to big performances More News Local/Region Mancos man undergoing treatment at burn center in Aurora after car engine spontaneously combusts Oil and gas companies must pay more to drill on federal lands under new Biden administration rule Want to recycle your own water at home? A new proposal could make that easier in Colorado Victims of Catholic nuns rely on one another First Southwest Bank appoints Eric Guttormson to senior lending officer A week out from the primary, presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is visiting Colorado New Mexico Wildfire potential ‘above normal’ through much of N.M.’s central mountains U.S. dedicates $60 million to saving water along the Rio Grande as flows shrink and demands grow Report: Inflation Reduction Act has led to more than 100,000 new jobs ‘How do you approve an underground toxic waste dump without telling nobody?’ Lt. Gov. Howie Morales highlights early childcare education for national research group On second try, U.S. House approves GOP bill to ease mining on federal lands Best Of Cortez & Montezuma County Winners Coming Soon Videos & Photos Previous Next Anthony Benally of Kirtland, NM, completes the half marathon race with the time of 3:03:30.11 on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Shiprock Marathon races. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photography) 3600 2400 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Michael Grier of Flagstaff, AZ, runs down the final fifty meters of the men’s marathon race on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Shiprock Marathon. Grier finished with the time of 3:01:44.68. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photography) 3600 2400 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Joel (left) and Owen (right) Aalberts of Santa Fe, NM, share a hug after completing the full marathon race on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Shiprock Marathon. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photography) 3600 2400 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Kari Porter (left) of Farmington, NM, and Cayleigh Beshears (right) of Wichita, KS, joined hands and crossed the finish line in unison on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Shiprock Marathon and half marathon races. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photography) 3600 2400 info@turkeyboyphotography.com D. Cox, age 12, of Aztec, NM, finishes the half marathon with the official time of 2:28:48.45 on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Shiprock Marathon. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photography) 3600 2400 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Rosanne McNeilly of Albuquerque, NM, raises her arms as her name is announced during the final twenty meters of the half marathon race on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Shiprock Marathon. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photography) 3600 2400 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Marty Benally of Kirtland, NM, waves to the crowd as his name is announced down the final stretch to the finish line at the Shiprock Marathon races on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Benally finished with the official time of 2:20:13.08 in the men’s half marathon race. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photography) 3600 2415 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Sandy Willie of Shiprock, NM, finished the half marathon women’s race with the official time of 3:19:51.07 on Saturday, May 4, 2024. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photography) 3600 2400 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Kody Becenti, Farmington High School alumnas, crosses the finish line and completes the half marathon race on Saturday, May 4, 2024, with the official time of 1:51:09.72. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photography) 3600 2400 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Yvonne Lee of Lukachukai, AZ, crosses the half marathon finish line dressed as Princess Leia of Star Wars on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Shiprock Marathon races. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photography) 3600 2400 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Jeremy Curley of St. Michaels, AZ, comes down the final stretch to the finish line in full firefighting gear on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Shiprock Marathon races. Curley represented the Navajo Nation Fire Department, Window Rock. (Curtis Ray Benally/Tutkeyboy Photography) 3600 2400 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Laila Charley of Farmington, NM, and Navajo Preparatory School alumna, finishes the half marathon race in second place overall in the women’s category on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Shiprock Marathon races. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photography) 3600 2400 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Angela White of Tuba City, AZ, finishes in first place in the women’s category with the official time of 1:41:52.24 in the half marathon competition at the Shiprock Marathon on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Shiprock. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photography) 3600 2400 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Tanner Dugi of Page, AZ, comes to the finish line in first place in the men’s category with the official time of 1:19:48.57 in the half marathon race at the Shiprock Marathon on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Shiprock. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photoigraphy) 3600 2400 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Christina Marin of Norwood, MA, is the overall winner in the women’s category with the official time of 3:36:03.29 in the full marathon race at the Shiprock Marathon on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Shiprock. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photography) 3600 2400 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Timberlin Henderson of Fruitland, NM, finishes in first place in the men’s marathon with the official time of 2:44:22 at the Shiprock Marathon on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Shiprock. (Curtis Ray Benally/Turkeyboy Photography) 3600 2415 info@turkeyboyphotography.com Fruitland’s Timberlin Henderson wins men’s Shiprock Marathon Massachusetts resident Christina Marin wins women’s marathon; Farmington runners also shine Fruitland’s Timberlin Henderson wins men’s Shiprock Marathon Massachusetts resident Christina Marin wins women’s marathon; Farmington...