A prospective Ute Mountain Ute charter school is moving forward, and Towaoc educators may now apply to the Charter School Institute for authorization. At its regular January meeting, the...

This April, an expected 14 people will be running for Cortez City Council. They will be vying for five open seats on April 7, the day of the municipal election. Prospective candidates had until...

After months of spirited debate and vocal community opposition, the Cortez City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to reject the proposed land-use code. Hundreds showed up to the public hearing...

U.S. Congressional candidate James Iacino dropped by the Mancos Public Library Saturday to meet local voters and share his perspectives on a variety of issues. Iacino, a Democrat who moved from...

A Dolores grandfather has criticized the school district for disciplinary techniques used on his grandson, but district administrators say they acted appropriately. At a meeting earlier this month,...

The Dolores school board tackled several issues at its January meeting, including boosting funding for a graduation celebration and modifying the calendar to accommodate the event. Preparations are...

The Mancos LivWell store might move to a new location in town. Green Kiwi 5 LLC, doing business as LivWell, recently submitted an application to the town of Mancos to change locations from 449...

All is well at Kemper Elementary School, after a burned-out light caused a smell of smoke Friday morning, leading to an evacuation of all students and the arrival of first responders from at least...

The Montezuma-Cortez school board has a new member. Chris Flaherty, a parent at Lewis-Arriola Elementary School, has been appointed to represent District G, in light of Kara Suckla’s recent...

The Children’s Kiva Montessori School charter has been renewed by the Montezuma-Cortez school board. The charter school, in its sixth year, has faced some turbulence recently, especially in terms...

After more than five years as director of the Cortez Public Library, Eric Ikenouye is heading to Oregon, where he will continue his library work. Last week was his last in Cortez. He is moving on...