Dolores County has issued a winter closure on a 25-mile section of the Dolores Norwood Road (Forest Road 526) for highway vehicles. Vehicle closure gates are placed at the Cottonwood Road...

Another senior assisted living facility in Cortez has reported a COVID-19 outbreak, and one resident has died from the disease, according to the weekly report from the Colorado Department of Health...

First responders in Montezuma County are next to get vaccinated against COVID-19, officials report. One hundred doses of the Moderna vaccine have arrived at the Montezuma County Health Department,...

The annual Cortez Christmas bird count will be held on Dec. 26, but with pandemic-related changes. To protect against the spread of COVID-19, the event will not be an open-invitation gathering like...

The slash fire at the Aspen Wall Wood sawmill yard southeast of Dolores continues to burn and smolder a week after erupting into a firestorm that required two days to contain. The fire that broke...

A bill to expand Yucca House National Monument passed the Senate Tuesday and awaits President Donald Trump’s signature. The bill, called the Yucca House National Monument Expansion Act, will grow...

In a Dec. 10 meeting with school officials and parents, Colorado Department of Transportation agreed to install warning signs to try and slow down traffic on U.S. Highway 491 at the Lewis-Arriola...

An increase in monthly water and sewer service rates in Dolores will go into effect in January. The base water rate will increase by $5 to $30.84 per month, up from $25.84. The base sewer rate will...

Pediatrician Dr. Moriah Tarpey, who was recently hired by Southwest Health System, is concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on children. Tarpey previously practiced pediatrics in Yakima,...

Southwest Health System CEO Tony Sudduth reported this week that Southwest Memorial Hospital had reached full capacity, as positive cases of the coronavirus continued to rise in Montezuma County....

More COVID-19 cases in Dolores County has moved it to Level Orange on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment COVID-19 risk assessment dial. And in Montezuma County, Southwest...