Persistence to save the intersection of County Road BB and U.S. Highway 491 has paid off for Pleasant View.Montezuma County commissioners reported Monday that they have reached a deal with Colorado...

The body of a Cortez man identified as Charles Oliver Evans, 26, was discovered Tuesday on private property in Montezuma County south of Denny Lake.Montezuma County sheriff Steve Nowlin said the...

Two Cortez residents narrowly escaped a house fire at 311 North Henry St. early Wednesday morning. Two bulldogs and two cats died as a result of the fire, and a Chihuahua was resuscitated by...

The Dolores River Anglers Chapter of Trout Unlimited has received an Exemplary Project Award for a long-term climate change study on the Upper Dolores River. The chapter, in cooperation with the...

Popular rock band Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons will headline this year’s Dolores River Festival on June 10 at Joe Rowell Park. The jam band plays nationally and internationally and has deep...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found numerous shipping violations against Cameco Resources, a Wyoming uranium mine company that spilled radioactive waste on U.S. Highway 191 south of...

It’s amazing what people will throw out, and nobody knows that better than workers at the landfill. Montezuma County Landfill manager Shak Powers couldn’t stand watching his bulldozers crush and...

Asbestos contamination has forced the Towoac Recreation Center to close and triggered an Environment Protection Agency cleanup. The 30,000-square-foot building in downtown Towaoc was built in 1964....

Dolores depends on the outdoor recreation economy, and nobody exemplifies that more than Billy and Lainey Beyhan, owners of the Dolores River Campground. The hard-working couple were awarded the...

Every Colorado mountain town has that one character who embraces the adventurous spirit and love of community more than usual. And for Dolores, that person is Dan Heeney, who was named Citizen of...

Is there a good place for a hot asphalt plant? The plants emit black smoke and stink of oil, but they’re needed to pave area roads, which the public demands. The hot-button issue came to the...