U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her staff attended the Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners meeting in person Tuesday to hear a report about the idea of a National Conservation Area on the...

In a recall election with low turnout, Montezuma-Cortez school board member Lance McDaniel was ousted from his position Tuesday evening by a 2-1 ratio. In unofficial results, 2,776 votes to remove...

Roughly two-thirds of Montezuma-Cortez School District educators and staff have opted to receive their first shot of the coronavirus vaccine at a clinic to be held before the end of the month. ...

The town of Mancos has set a date to begin replacing its historic but deteriorating Main Street Bridge. Built in 1912 after the most damaging flood the town had seen, the bridge is still the...

Cortez woke up to another 5 inches of snow Tuesday morning, after seeing about 8 inches over the weekend. A winter weather advisory remained in effect until 5 p.m. Tuesday for areas around Durango,...

The Montezuma County Fairgrounds has completed an upgrade on the commercial kitchen and on the bathrooms, said manager Justin McGuire. The county installed stainless steel appliances, a new range...

Nearly 1,000 Valentine’s Day cards made by local schoolchildren were distributed to local veterans last week. The inaugural Valentines for Veterans event was organized by the Montezuma County...

The Southwest Colorado Livestock Association presented the Cowbelle and Stockman of the year awards Saturday evening at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds indoor arena. The winners were LaVonne...

The annual meeting of the Southwest Colorado Livestock Association took place at a larger venue this year because of pandemic restrictions, and the relevant topics important to ranching and...

Mesa Elementary School in Cortez reported a coronavirus outbreak last month, causing the school to shut down for 10 days. According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment,...

The city of Cortez will hold two public meetings seeking input on its updated Master Street Plan beginning Feb. 17. The Master Street Plan, which hasn’t been updated since 1999, is a guiding...