The iconic lavender coffee shop on Main Street has changed hands – but the new owners are no strangers to Cortez. The Spruce Tree Espresso House, at 318 E. Main St., has been sold to Bill and Linda...

The Southwest Health System is hosting a special presentation on pediatric sleep apnea in early February. The Feb. 8 event will feature a lecture by Dr. Ann Halbower, a specialist from the...

The Dolores school board decided on a salary range and benefits package for the new superintendent as it moves forward in its search process. After deliberating, the District RE-4A Board of...

World War II may seem a distant memory relegated to history textbooks and stories of America’s Greatest Generation. But the memory lives on in Montezuma County for 93-year-old veteran Joseph...

World War II may seem a distant memory relegated to history textbooks and stories of America’s Greatest Generation. But the memory lives on in Montezuma County for 93-year-old veteran Joseph...

The Colorado Department of Education released 2018 graduation rate data Wednesday morning, and Montezuma County schools exceeded the state average. Of the three districts, Mancos School District...

The weekslong partial shutdown of the federal government has resulted in thousands of federal workers throughout the country going without pay – including in Southwest Colorado . In light of the...

Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 trustees unanimously approved a $200,000 state grant for emergency communication system upgrades and reauthorized the charter for Battle Rock Charter School at...

Several local organizations were among the group of Southwest Colorado nonprofits that the El Pomar Foundation chose as donation recipients at the end of 2018, including two Mancos groups and one...

Mancos has a new marshal in town, as Town Administrator Heather Alvarez officially hired Montezuma County patrol deputy Justen Goodall for the job. The decision came after Goodall and fellow...

Children’s Kiva Montessori School hosted a Gallery Night last week, allowing younger students to show off some of their recent work. The event was primarily a showcase for the 32 students in the...