School board directors were introduced Monday at their regular meeting to 16 new educators for the academic year. One of those is Tanya Brown, the district's first-ever parent and community...

Thousands of bikers are expected to motor into the Mancos Valley this weekend for the annual Sugar Pine Ranch Rally. Located three miles north of Mancos on Highway 184, Sugar Pine Ranch is a...

The City of Cortez will hold a public hearing Tuesday as it considers a temporary prohibition on recreational marijuana sales. In a wait-and-see mode, city council members voted unanimously earlier...

Tropical Storm Ivo stalled off the coast of the Baja Peninsula over the weekend, bringing some “nice local relief” in the form of rain to Cortez. “The storm brought a bunch of needed rain across...

A Cortez woman was allowed to see her son off to his very first day of school on Wednesday after she was sentenced to serve 90 days in jail for embezzlement. Wearing a black dress at her sentencing...

Montezuma County residents will decide in November if the Cortez Fire Protection District receives an extra $360,000 in funding. Chief Jeff Vandevoorde recently has been hitting the streets...

The first day of classes could be different starting in 2014 if officials opt to reconfigure the district’s elementary schools. Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 superintendent Alex Carter told...

Last year, the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument received $2.40 per acre in federal funding. Mesa Verde National Park, in comparison, obtained more than $30.50 per acre. With upwards of...

It's been a long time since Todd Sehnert attended the first day of classes, but the 43-year-old was wearing new school clothes yesterday in Mancos. A first-year teacher, Sehnert launched his career...