The Burro Fire’s growth slowed down on Wednesday after a day of moderate temperatures and 23 percent humidity. The wildfire, which continues to burn in the Bear Creek Trail area near Rico, grew 15...

People came to Cortez from all over Montezuma County and beyond to watch Wednesday’s Fourth of July fireworks display, one of the few in Southwest Colorado that weren’t canceled this year. Parque...

Mancos didn’t have a Fourth of July fireworks display this year, but residents found a way to celebrate at the historic Bauer House. Bobbi Black, owner of the house, opened up her annual Fourth of...

The second annual Mancos Valley River Film Festival drew a crowd by spotlighting adventurers from around the globe and from Montezuma County’s backyard. Last year, Mancos Valley Resources and...

In a symposium Saturday in Mesa Verde National Park, a scientist, a historian and an architectural designer outlined a possible future for the long-empty Far View Center. The building, formerly the...

In a lengthy meeting on Wednesday, the Mancos Town Board voted to extend a development agreement with the owner of an RV park originally scheduled to open July 4. The town board approved a...

The Mancos Town Board heard several arguments and possible solutions on recycling during a lengthy meeting on Wednesday. Casey Simpson, a member of the Four Corners Recycling Initiative, said...

The city of Cortez is seeking volunteers for a new youth commission, set to start meeting in late July. Management intern Peyton Heitzman first proposed the idea of a commission to the City Council...

About 60 pickleball enthusiasts from the Four Corners area attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Cortez’s new outdoor courts on Saturday. In May, the city finished converting some of the tennis...

The Burro Fire grew by about 166 acres on Friday, reaching a total of 4,302 acres in the Bear Creek Canyon area. On Friday, the fire showed growth along its northwestern, southwestern,...

June in Montezuma County was a month of wildfires and record high temperatures, but it also saw an unusually high amount of rain. Cortez meteorologist Jim Andrus said the high temperatures on June...