After appointing two new members on Friday, the Cortez Parks, Recreation and Forestry Advisory Board is close to being fully staffed for the first time in more than a year. Parks and Recreation,...

Cortez Public Works Director Phil Johnson used a Tuesday workshop to outline his plans to update the city’s water conservation strategies. The city gets its water supply primarily from the Dolores...

During its Tuesday meeting, the Cortez City Council approved a lease agreement with Crow Canyon Archaeological Center that will allow the organization to move into retail space in the Colorado...

In a quasi-judicial hearing on Tuesday, the Cortez City Council approved a retail marijuana license for the town’s sixth dispensary. The owners of Chronic Therapy, a chain of Front Range retail...

In this year’s municipal election, five candidates are running for four open trustee positions on the Mancos town board. It is Mancos’s first contested election in several years, after five...

A Cortez police chase on Wednesday afternoon led to a brief lockdown at Mesa Elementary School after a man fled on foot into Hawkins Preserve. According to police, a traffic stop about 2:15 p.m....

A recent study by the Colorado Center on Law and Policy and Hunger Free Colorado showed not all eligible Montezuma County residents are receiving state-funded food security and health support. On...

Two Montezuma County businesses have joined a petition to Congress by outdoor retailers to keep protections in place for public lands. Mancos’ Alpacka Rafts and Cortez’s Osprey Packs are among...

The Montezuma County mounted patrol division’s search and rescue skills were put to the test for the first time on Feb. 2. When the county first acquired the three horses that make up the mounted...

During its Tuesday meeting, the Cortez City Council will hold a public hearing on whether to approve a retail marijuana license for the town’s sixth dispensary, among other action items. The...

A Montezuma County rancher and agriculture consultant received the Southwest Colorado Livestock Association’s Distinguished Service award on Saturday. Unlike the Stockman and Cowbelle of the Year...