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Gold Star father Harold Geer of Cortez drove his son’s 1968 Dodge Charger to the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Thursday. He parked it in front of the Exhibit Hall, drawing the interest of veterans...

WASHINGTON – The Interior Department said Thursday it is withdrawing protections for 10 million acres of federal lands used by the threatened sage grouse to open it up for energy development. The...

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Linda Towle, president of the Cortez Historic Preservation Board, has applied for a grant to preserve the historic Calkins High School building. At a meeting of the preservation board on Wednesday,...

The Montezuma County commission voted last week to defund the Colorado State University Extension office in Cortez, saying it has lost confidence in the program. The office, located downstairs in...

After wind and rain battered Devil’s Thumb Golf Course in Delta, on Monday morning, the opening round of Colorado’s Class 3A State Golf Tournament was canceled. The last-minute change did not faze...

Keesha MacAulay, who was issued a summons for disturbing the peace after a June fight at a children’s T-ball game, has received a deferred sentence from Cortez Municipal Court. MacAulay was one of...

An attempt by the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District to cut $1 million from the cost of demolishing the retired high school has been rejected by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment...

Two female inmates who were removed from their cell early Saturday morning face charges of attempting to escape from the Montezuma County Detention Center. Laci Hankins and Whitney Williford were...

Fort Lewis College President Dene Kay Thomas has dedicated much of her professional life to ensure that Native Americans have access to affordable education. When she retires from FLC at the end of...

In a public hearing on Tuesday, the Cortez Planning and Zoning Commission approved a permit to allow the Maverik Country Store on Dolores Road to undergo a major expansion. If approved by the city...