U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner visited the Aspen Wood Products Mill in Mancos Tuesday as part of a tour of Colorado. The mill, owned and operated by David Sitton, was formerly the Western Excelsior Plant,...

Nate, the young California condor that became famous after his wayward flight to Montezuma County from the Grand Canyon in 2014, is alive and well. Nicknamed “Nate” based on wing tag number, N8,...

Dolores teacher Nyibol Bior endured war in Sudan as a child but never gave up – an experience she translates into lessons of perseverance, hard work and compassion. As a child in the 1980s, Bior’s...

On a sunny mesa overlooking expansive green hills of the Weber and Menefee Mountain Wilderness Study Areas, Montezuma County officials tried to persuade U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, to drop...

Volunteer Search and Rescue Teams from Montezuma, Dolores and San Miguel Counties have been busy this summer. Whether it is searching for lost hikers, rescuing river runners in distress, or...

The town of Dolores is advertising for an interim manager to replace departing manager Jay Ruybalid, who resigned this month. Mayor Chad Wheelus said the interim manager will be charged with...

A man who fired a gun into an occupied vehicle parked on Second Street in Dolores in April was sentenced to prison this month. Dustin Ray Wall pleaded guilty to illegally discharging a firearm and...

More than 400 people turned out for a memorial service for Marine Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Koppenhafer on Monday in a ceremonial farewell at the Cortez Elks Lodge. Military honors were presented,...

Monsoonal rains did not materialize much this summer in the Four Corners, and the El Niño weather phenomenon that favors a wetter than normal winter is also over. “A more persistent high-pressure...

Dollar General is considering opening a store south of Cortez. Developers recently informed county planners there is a potential opportunity for a 9,000-square-foot store on a parcel at the...

A plan to roundup and remove a wild horse herd from Mesa Verde National Park is still in the review process, according to the Colorado Chapter of the National Mustang Association. The park is...