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In a meeting on Tuesday, the Cortez City Council will vote on whether to turn City Hall into a fully solar-powered building. During the regular meeting, which starts 7:30 p.m., the council will...

A year after the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office started a mounted patrol program, the county has received official ownership of its three horses. The patrol horses now named Cody, Charley and...

About 40 Cortez employees and well-wishers gathered at City Hall on Friday to say goodbye to outgoing City Manager Shane Hale. The city held a public farewell party for Hale, who is leaving for a...

The Montezuma-Cortez District Re-1 school board on Tuesday discussed the 2018-2019 trimester system and Cortez Middle School’s plan to change its colors and mascot to match Montezuma-Cortez High...

Beginning this fall, the Baca National Wildlife Refuge in the San Luis Valley will be open to hunters with a valid public-land elk license for Game Management Unit 82. An access permit is no...

A suspect in a stolen vehicle led Cortez police officers on a chase Thursday night that ended in a crash on South Elm Street in Cortez. The incident started about 10:30 p.m., when the Montezuma...

The leaders of Mount Lookout Grange completed the first step in getting their building listed as a historic property in a public hearing on May 26. Grange president Kathryn Fulton applied to the...

A group of international runners passed through Montezuma County last week. The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run , an international torch relay, stopped at Kemper Elementary School on Thursday...

The Cortez Sanitation District voted Monday to switch contractors for a sewer relining planned to coincide with the city’s Main Street median project. In addition to installing medians and...

As the city of Cortez works to improve traffic safety on Main Street, law enforcement data show the northeast quarter of Cortez is the most dangerous area to drive. The Cortez Police Department...