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Dozens of Cortez-area families turned out to City Park on an overcast Saturday morning for the annual Easter egg hunt. It was a short-lived event, as it didn’t take long for the crowds of children...

Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado had successful surgery for prostate cancer and requires no further treatment, a spokeswoman said Friday. Earlier this month, the 54-year-old Democratic senator said...

Miller Middle School announced it would serve partial lunches to students who owed $8 or more to the cafeteria this week, prompting a school employee to start a Facebook fundraiser to pay off their...

A legal battle over County Road 41 south of Mancos continued this week when the landowner filed an appeal to halt maintenance by Montezuma County while his case is heard. A court order recently...

An issue with a gate blocking the road to Yucca House National Monument south of Cortez appears to have been resolved. On Tuesday, Mesa Verde National Park Superintendent Cliff Spencer reported...

One look at Durango High School, built in 1976, and Montezuma-Cortez High School, which opened in 2015, tells you a lot about how the world of education has changed 20 years after the Columbine...

More and more farmers are growing hemp after the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill that legalized the production of the plant nationwide. Thirty farmers in Montezuma County and 45 in La Plata County...

The response from the Colorado senators to the public release of the long-anticipated and redacted Mueller report reflected a larger party divide in Washington, D.C. As Washington scrambled to...

If you come across what looks like an explosive device in the San Juan Mountains this summer, don’t touch it. The Colorado Department of Transportation is getting the word out that some explosives...

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, with the help of Durango-based Bonds Construction, has cleared the 45-mile track from Durango to Silverton. Bonds Construction posted to its Facebook...

East Animas Road reopened Wednesday after county crews were able to clear the onslaught of mud and debris slides. The road (County Road 250) closed March 22 in the 2700 block , which has a history...