The owners of Blue Sky Farms in Lewis have opened up the Cortez Meat Market and deli at 119 E. Main St. in Cortez. The market sells cuts of locally raised pork, lamb and beef, plus cold cuts,...

An agreement is being worked out with partners of the Montezuma County Fair in order to bolster the local 4-H Club program. The fair board and Colorado State University Extension office have...

Great Outdoors Colorado has awarded the Montezuma Land Conservancy a $1.8 million Inspire Initiative grant for programs that focus on outdoor activities for local youths. The grant will be used to...

A bill to name two 13,000-foot peaks in the Wilson Range in memory of two mountaineers from Norwood has passed the U.S. House by a vote of 409-0. Introduced by U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Cortez) the...

Four regional fire departments responded to three mobile-home fires this week. About 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, two mobile-home residences caught fire at 2232 U.S. Highway 160. The two residences...

Longtime Dolores coach James Biard announced his resignation during the Dec. 14 school board meeting. Biard expressed frustration with the schools’ athlete eligibility policy, and felt too many...

Dolores Schools is considering whether to remodel the bus garage or build a new facility. The current facility, located just west of Dolores, is outdated and does not meet state standards for...

Mountain bikers have long been banned from wilderness areas because of a phrase in the 1964 Wilderness Act prohibiting “mechanical transport.” But a bill being considered in the U.S. House could...

The artwork of a Dolores youth battling leukemia at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora has been selected for the hospital’s annual holiday card. Nick Lester, 13, is one of nine patients with...

It’s always a pleasant surprise to visit a national park and find out it’s on a free day. But there will be fewer of those surprises, as the National Park System has reduced the number of free days...