The Montezuma-Cortez school board is currently one member down and is seeking candidates to fill the vacancy. The open seat comes after Kara Suckla decided not to seek reelection in the latest...

The newly formed Mancos Valley Dragonfly Preschool is up and running, and families are invited to an open house at the site in a few weeks. The preschool broke ground in April last year to meet the...

Mancos is working to set decibel levels to regulate noise in the town. Town Administrator Heather Alvarez said the previous code is “vague and subjective” and that their insurance provider CIRSA...

Overall test scores appear to be rising for Native American and non-Native students in Montezuma-Cortez schools, but work still remains to close gaps in performance and disciplinary action....

A wide range of stakeholders gathered at the Montezuma-Cortez High School library late Friday afternoon to talk about mental health needs. The event was hosted by the Keystone Policy Center’s...

Cortez is joining in the Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s Festival of Trees this holiday season, and a student-decorated tree is now posted up in the Colorado Welcome Center as part of the...

Eighth grade is a transitional year, a time when students have just entered their teenage years and are preparing for high school. With this transition comes a host of new issues and choices young...

The Mancos Marshal’s Office is now fully staffed. Jared Farnsworth was sworn in as a new deputy marshal at the regular meeting of the Mancos Board of trustees on Nov. 13. “Right now, we do have...

The Mancos Town Board has approved a new land use code, although a few height-related details are being ironed out. After being in the works since mid-2018, the Town Board approved the code update...

The Mancos Northside Park is now finished and ready for play. The playground and turf surroundings, in the works for several months, aim to fill a need for children and families living in the...

The city of Cortez has been digging into a recent embezzlement case, but a 2016 software switch makes it hard to determine how long the fraud was happening. The city says an undisclosed city...