The Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 is gearing up for election season and settling the dust after a summer of construction. At its latest regular meeting Sept. 17, the Cortez school board...

The air may be turning crisper, but produce is still bountiful, and Saturday mornings still see a bright array of vendor tents sprouting up along South Chestnut Street for the Cortez Farmers...

A few hundred Cortez students are receiving sturdy backpacks this year, thanks to an annual donation by Osprey. This is the third or fourth year the Cortez-based backpack company has taken on the...

The Mancos school board focused on technology, discipline, and upcoming project-based learning initiatives at its regular meeting Monday night. Technology talks came in the form of a 1-to-1...

The Dolores school board talked about safety, facilities, and student retention at its meeting Sept. 12. The discussions come as the Dolores School District Re-4A seeks major renovations to its...

The Mancos Town Board covered a range of topics at its meeting Sept. 11 including approving an ordinance dealing with properties that encroach on the town’s right of way. Besides approving an...

In November, six candidates will be running for three open seats on the Dolores School District Re-4A Board of Education. Two of the candidates are set to replace departing board members Deanna...

In the upcoming Mancos school board election, there will be eight candidates vying for three open seats this November. Two of the seats are currently held by directors Pam Coppinger and Tim Hunter,...

Fire and police officials from throughout the county honored first responders who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with their annual tribute at the Lewis-Arriola Fire...

The city of Cortez is transferring a small parcel of land to Montezuma County so that construction on the Seventh Street extension can begin. The county commissioners have hoped for some time to...

A bird, a plane? A balloon has been drifting over the southwest corner of the state over the past few days. Friday morning, it was still visible from Main Street, but hovering in the northwestern...