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The Cortez City Council approved first readings for both a land transfer to the county and the updated land use code. The land transfer involves a small parcel of land along Seventh Street that...

A new federal policy intends to open access to electric bicycles on traditional biking trails within lands managed by the U.S. Department of Interior, according to a recent order from Interior...

SOUTHERN UTE RESERVATION – U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt prioritized drug enforcement and missing and murdered indigenous women Tuesday during a keynote address at the 27th annual Four...

The Enchanted Mesa Motel is being demolished, making way for a prospective new subdivision. The Mancos Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a preliminary plat request for a five-lot...

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad ignited nearly 50 fires in the weeks leading up to the 416 Fire, new court records show. Late last week, a flurry of court filings occurred in a...

After decades along both of the nation’s coasts, renowned artist Dina Herrmann has settled in Montezuma County and is bringing her work to Mancos in a few weeks. Herrmann is primarily an oil...

Longtime district engineer Ken Curtis has been appointed the new general manager for the Dolores Water Conservancy District. Curtis replaces Mike Preston, who is retiring after leading the...

The fifth annual Mancos Valley Summer Brewfest raised more than $6,000 for two local nonprofits, Mancos Valley Resources and Pay it Forward. The Brewfest on Aug. 17 was organized by Kathy Hands...

A Durango man arrested in March was released from La Plata County Jail in late August after prosecutors sought to dismiss his case “based on problems associated with the investigation,” court...

A truck hauling 71 head of cattle from the high country overturned just south of mile post 13 on the Dolores-Norwood Road on Tuesday around 3 p.m. – leaving 10 cattle dead, three crippled and 58...

The fun and convenience of social media apps such as Snapchat and Instagram can be tainted with risk of addiction and explicit content, which is why two Durango developers launched a new social...