Southwest Memorial Hospital is negotiating with local banks for a $40 million loan to finance an expansion project and pay off $9.7 million in outstanding debt. The financing is being structured as...

Challenges have arose in the rewrite of a draft bill proposing the Dolores River National Conservation Area and Dolores River Canyon Wilderness designation below McPhee Dam. The draft legislation...

During a ceremony in Las Vegas, the Dolores River Boating Advocates were recognized for their community fundraising efforts by the Conservation Lands Foundation. The award and $5,000 donation were...

A public hearing will be held Monday on the issuance of up to $40 million in revenue bonds to help finance the expansion and remodel project at Southwest Memorial Hospital. The hearing is scheduled...

The Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project has been awarded a $42,400 planning grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to jump start the local apple market.MORP has been working to restore the...

Wetlands are being expanded at the Carpenter Natural Area thanks to a partnership between the Colorado Department of Transportation and the city of Cortez. As part of CDOT’s wetlands mitigation...

Ute Mountain Ute leaders traveled to Washington this week to attend President Barack Obama’s eighth annual White House Tribal Nations Conference. Tribal Chairman Manuel Heart and councilwoman...

After nearly three years at the helm, Dolores Public Library Director Debra Greenacre has decided to take a job closer to home. “It was a really hard decision, but I need to be closer to my family...

McPhee Reservoir managers are considering a more aggressive defense to prevent an invasion of the destructive quagga and zebra mussels. A plan is being considered by local, state and federal...

More than 100 marchers attended a rally in Cortez City Park on Saturday to support the ongoing Dakota Access Pipeline protest at the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota. At issue, said...

Engineering firm Loris and Associates presented their preliminary analysis of the proposed Paths to Mesa Verde trail to the Montezuma County commissioners and stakeholders on Thursday. The 20-mile...