Cortez author Denny Bertrand has published his second book on the Western lifestyle and has earned another Will Rogers Award, this time for Cowboy Humor.“Somewhere Outwest: Petey and Cecil” is the...

The Bureau of Land Management will offer 17 parcels totaling 17,632 acres in the Tres Rios Field Office at its Feb. 9, 2017, quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The BLM will hold the lease sale...

Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) and the Montezuma Land Conservancy are partnering with a new nature center in Dolores to spread the word about the value of the outdoors, literature and writing. Land...

A week after a $2,000 Christmas tree was put up in Dolores, a violent storm took it out. “It is pretty well damaged,” said mayor Santiago Lopez. “I guess Mother Nature did not like the artificial...

With 1-3 feet of snow in the backcountry, the winter outdoor recreation season has begun. Tom Rice, recreation planner for the San Juan National Forest, gave an update on projects and trails. The...

Montezuma County commissioners said Monday, Dec. 12, that they’ve cut $1.3 million from the general fund budget.They attributed the cuts to a decline in tax revenues.To make up for the shortfall,...

About 1,000 Ute Mountain Ute tribal members gathered Thursday for the annual community dinner at the Ute Mountain Casino.“We expected 900, but had more this year,” said organizer Fernessa...

A preliminary proposal that would close County Road BB at U.S. Highway 491 received significant pushback from Pleasant View residents at Monday’s Montezuma County Commission meeting. Forty...

A plan by McPhee Reservoir managers to block lake access when boat inspectors are absent would hurt the local economy, business owners said Monday. David Smith, of McPhee Boat Rentals, and Tom...

A fire destroyed a large barn early Saturday morning at the Dunton Resort in Dolores County.The Dolores and Rico Fire Protection districts were called out at 4 a.m., but the warehouse was fully...