Next week, the Montezuma Community Economic Development Association will host a regional economic summit designed to strengthen local businesses in Southwest Colorado. The all-day event starts at 9...

Organizers are accepting documentaries and short films for the second annual Mancos Valley River Film Festival. The festival, organized by Mancos Valley Resources and sponsored by Alpacka Rafts,...

A competency hearing for a Cortez man accused of killing his mother last July has been delayed again pending a third mental health evaluation. Jeremiah Damron was ruled mentally incompetent to...

As Southwest Colorado braces for a summer of drought, government officials from several counties are learning how to prepare for worst-case scenarios. On Wednesday, members of the Extension...

The city of Cortez plans to create a youth commission for local teens who want to get involved in government. During a busy workshop on Tuesday, the city’s new management intern, Peyton Heitzman,...

The Bridge Emergency Shelter has found itself in limbo again as the Children’s Kiva Montessori School plans to move into its location this fall. Members of the homeless shelter’s board of directors...

The Cortez Sanitation District has approved the installation of solar panels at its sewer lift stations to save on energy costs. During a special meeting on March 27, the district’s board of...

A 16-year-old boy who was reported missing from Cortez the first week of April has been found, according to police. Police Sgt. Rex Brinkerhoff on Wednesday said police first started searching for...

A missing 8-year-old girl was found safe near Pleasant View on Friday night after a search involving Montezuma County Sheriff’s deputies and the Dolores-based K9 Search and Rescue Team. Deputies...

Southwest Health System has fired three members of its senior leadership team and is seeking long-term replacements, according to an announcement late Friday. CEO Kent Rogers, Chief Nursing Officer...

A Mancos print and pastel artist will bring her vision of the West to the Olio restaurant and gallery on Saturday. Amy Grogan has been a printmaker for about 30 years, and she also works in pastel...