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After three years of hosting bands on the grass at Montezuma Park during the Third Thursday summer market, the Cortez Retail Enhancement Association is ready to shell out $30,000 for a bandstand....

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld an Obama-era ban on new uranium mining around Grand Canyon National Park, but the Trump administration could still lift it. The 2012 Northern Arizona Mineral...

A line of rain and thunder is headed for Cortez Monday night, likely bringing 0.15 inches of rain to low elevations and 4-8 inches of snow to the San Juan Mountains through Tuesday night. Tom...

Businesses, nonprofits and government will have to work together to meet the need for housing in Colorado, Gov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday in north Durango. “No one segment is going to be the...

The community marveled at the new $4 million main fire station of the Cortez Fire Protection District during a packed open house Oct. 12. The modern, two-story red brick building at 31 N....

Three women recently opened up new local businesses at the former location of the Main Street Emporium in Cortez. Residents and passersby can now pick up a locally made candle at Centennial Gifts,...

DURANGO – A small high school mountain bike team from the southwest corner of Colorado had a big result Sunday at the state championships. Thorin Howell, a sophomore home-schooled student from...

Visitors to the Carpenter Natural Area can now learn more about native and non-native plants, trees and shrubs thanks to interpretive signs installed along the concrete trail this fall. Local...

When the final whistle sounded on Oct. 19, signifying the end of a hotly contested contest between the Montezuma-Cortez High School and the Alamosa High School soccer teams, angry looks dotted the...

As Colorado’s marijuana industry continues to grow, per capita recreational sales in Montezuma County in the first eight months of 2018 were nearly double the per capita sales in neighboring La...

Gov. John Hickenlooper touted an improved view of Colorado across the nation as his biggest accomplishment in his two terms. Hickenlooper , who leaves office in 83 days, met with The Durango Herald...