When Peggy and Lee Cloy started an artist residency program at Willowtail Springs four years ago, they couldn’t get much traction or interest in the program. Now, artists line up at their door to...

The Mancos Middle School Destination Imagination team is headed to state finals in Denver next month. Teams of up to seven students solve a critical-thinking challenge before judges as part of...

Mancos residents will salute military service members with this year’s Mancos Days festival, which features the theme “Honoring Those Who Serve.” The Mancos Colorado Days Association has taken over...

A fire destroyed a granite counter and automotive business south of Cortez on Saturday morning, Fire Chief Jeff Vandevoorde said. The fire started about 7:45 a.m. Saturday at the Top Notch Marble...

The Cortez Hampton Inn has been awarded the company’s “Circle of Excellence” award for the 2016 business year. General Manager Janice Christiansen said the top 10 percent of Hampton hotels get the...

More than 20 years after 37-year-old Milton Lee was found dead in a pool of blood at Cortez City Park, a man has confessed to his murder, according to an affidavit. Sergio Tito Rivera, 38, admitted...

State assessment testing begins next month for Cortez schools, and administrators are anticipating improved student participation on the tests. “Our projection for PARCC testing is very high,”...

A Montezuma County judge on Wednesday convicted a 15-year-old boy of sexually assaulting his 7-year-old stepsister. District Court Judge Douglas Walker issued the guilty verdict in the bench trial,...

The Four States Agricultural Expo started Thursday at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds, and Executive Director Radiance Beals said she’s excited about everything on the schedule.“We have fun...

Montezuma-Cortez High School jazz and concert bands will play their spring concert on Tuesday, March 28. The free event starts at 7 p.m. at the M-CHS Auditorium. “We’re inviting everyone in the...

Durango duo Wolf Crossing promises an eclectic and festive St. Patrick’s Day show at the Mancos Brewery on Friday, violinist Alissa Wolf said. “We’re a mellow duo, but we do our best to get enough...