Mercy Regional Medical Center started using the Impella heart pump, billed as the world’s smallest heart pump, on patients experiencing cardiogenic shock, or heart failure, in July. Within the...

When Perry Lewis left Mancos in 1985, the population was about 850 people. By 2010, that number grew to 1,300 people, and the U.S. Census now estimates Mancos’ population has grown to 1,400. The...

The Dolores School Board has postponed seeking grant funding from the Colorado Department of Education to move the K-12 school campus to a new location. “We’re pausing this whole project,” said...

The Cortez Municipal Airport will install solar panels on its roof this year to help reduce the cost of its energy consumption. The city of Cortez approved an installation contract Tuesday evening...

Lilly Figueroa is a sophomore at Mancos High School, and at 16, she is also researching the molecular biology behind high twin rates in the cattle she raises with her family. Of the 35 cows...

The local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5231 and the Montezuma County Veteran Services office will hold a free and open Stand Down event for veterans and their families on Saturday, Sept. 19, in...

Southwest Health System Inc., which owns Southwest Memorial Hospital, has partnered with Classic Air Medical to create a medical transport air base in Cortez. A flight team based at Southwest...

A Fort Lewis College student from Towaoc gave a heartfelt explanation of the need for a charter school on the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe reservation during a virtual community meeting with tribal...

The Cortez City Council is seeking a new member to fill a recent vacancy until the next municipal election in April 2022. Councilor Sue Betts died Aug. 13 after serving her city for two years on...

The city of Cortez took its hydroelectric plant off the electricity grid Tuesday as it waits for a contract renewal with the Empire Electric Association to be ratified by the Federal Energy...

One week into the school year, the Mancos School District on Monday switched to mandatory online learning until Sept. 8 after a middle school student tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent...