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Gustavo A. Casillas’ journey to Cortez is an American success story.The owner of Gustavo’s Mexican Restaurant and Bar in Cortez immigrated to the U.S. in 2002 from the small town of Juchitlan,...

In Towaoc, a lunch and prayer were held Thursday to send off the Ute Mountain Ute athletes, coaches and parents to the 2017 North American Indigenous games. “We’re sending our youths to compete in...

A group of Native American athletes, mostly from the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes, is heading to Canada this week to compete in an athletic competition that draws the largest cultural...

Stepping onto the mound moments before throwing out the game’s opening pitch on Wednesday, Caleb Compton smiled as about 30 young fans seated down the third-base line chanted his name. Then, over...

DENVER – Enrollment in Colorado’s confidential voter program has nearly tripled in La Plata County since Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced Colorado would provide some publicly available...

A respectful hush falls over the living room of this large house just outside Walsenburg, Colorado. Members of the Huerfano County Republican Party have gathered here to celebrate President Donald...

DENVER – Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams said he will provide a presidential commission looking to crack down on voter fraud with publicly available voter information and a list of...

The expansion of guidelines this year for free and reduced-price school meals will help more families in need qualify for help, said Brehan Riley, director of the Office of School Nutrition at the...

During a busy work session before the Tuesday meeting, the Cortez City Council agreed to move toward providing more benefits to volunteer members of town boards. The discussion was continued from...

A Cortez man suspected of peeping into the women’s bathroom at the Durango Welcome Center in May pleaded guilty Wednesday. Hernando Tsosie, 39, faced one count of invasion of privacy for sexual...

On Saturday, members of Cortez’s government and health community attended a private groundbreaking ceremony for an assisted living facility that will specialize in serving dementia patients. The...