Spring is here, and that means heirloom fruit trees are being planted as part of the Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project.Last year, a historic orchard in McElmo Canyon owned by Philip and Vivenne...

Imagine living in a place where air and water are relatively free of pollution. Work commutes are short, and traffic’s not bad, either. It’s a healthy place to live. That place, according to a...

Local health organizations responded to the community health issues reported in the County Health Rankings report. Dave Hart, health director for the Pinon Project, said the Affordable Care Act...

Eighty-five-year-old Lynn Ellis lost everything, and nearly his life, in a house fire on March 5 in a remote section of the county.But a generous contribution from a Cortez firefighter means the...

The San Juan National Forest is considering a plan to extend the pavement on the Dolores-Norwood Road for four miles to the Montezuma County line. The estimated $1 million chip-seal project would...

Even livestock dogs have bouts of boredom between herding jobs.If they’re lucky, their owners have clued them into the sport of Treibball, a dog game invented by the Germans involving giant...

The final local meeting on whether the BLM should further regulate oil-and-gas development in portions of Montezuma and La Plata counties drew a crowd of about 70 citizens Wednesday afternoon in...

The town of Dolores joined with Montezuma County on a plan to deliver broadband Internet service to the area. Dolores agreed to chip in $3,334 toward a feasibility study, and the county has...

A new prom location, student success at academic competitions, a proposed new football field, and extra school funding were all topics at the recent Dolores school board meeting. In an effort to...

A Dolores High School graduate has re-invented how to market the elk hunter’s favorite “perfume.” It’s well known around these parts that a good dousing of elk urine masks the human scent while...