The Southwest Basin Roundtable recommended for approval $194,000 worth of grants toward regional 2018 water projects during a meeting Wednesday in Cortez. The Roundtable also recommended the...

A vehicle traveling more than 100 mph blasted through Cortez, Towoac and Shiprock on Sunday afternoon, according to local law enforcement. No crashes or injuries were reported, but drivers reported...

The Lewis-Arriola Volunteer Fire Department is building a training tower at their main station at Road S. The three-story structure allows firefighters to train in three specialized burn rooms...

Democrat Mary Beth “MB” McAfee, of Lewis, has been a fixture at Montezuma County commissioner meetings the past several years. The experience has motivated her to run for the District 1...

Republican Marc Catlin is running to keep his 58th District House of Representative seat in the Colorado Legislature. The district includes Montezuma, Dolores, San Miguel and Montrose counties....

A Telluride newspaperman is vying for the House 58th District seat in the Colorado Legislature. Democrat Seth Cagin, 64, was the editor and publisher for the Telluride Watch for 25 years, and has...

The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office released a decision Wednesday to expand Phil’s World, a nationally recognized mountain bike trail system six miles east of Cortez. The...

The Town of Dolores has received final approval from Great Outdoors Colorado to remove playground equipment in Joe Rowell Park. The organization helped pay for the structure through a $100,000...

Melissa Watters was appointed to the Dolores Town Board on Monday. She fills a seat vacated by Trever Ince, who recently resigned. Watters has lived in Dolores for 6½ years and has been a teacher...

McPhee Reservoir and San Juan National Forest officials are proposing to open the McPhee boat ramp two weeks earlier in mid-April for the 2018 motorized boating season. But in order to do so, the...

San Juan National Forest officials are becoming increasingly concerned about the destructive impacts of a round-headed pine beetle infestation. The beetle is native to the state but is more...