Diane McCracken delicately makes her way down a muddy slope in the pasture to where two horses stand huddled in the corner. They stand side by side, back to front, using their tails to swish flies...

Montezuma-Cortez High School gained a new vice principal this week – as well as a global outlook on education. Emily Moreland grew up in Grand Junction, but she has spent the past eight years...

The Montezuma County Fairgrounds was a flurry of chicken feathers and scrappy kids Thursday for the first chicken chase of the 2020 summer fair. Kids competed in age groups ranging from ages 3 to 8...

The Dolores School District finalized its reopening plan Tuesday evening after receiving approval from the school board. The plan includes in-person and online learning options for students for the...

The Cortez City Council on Tuesday signed off on its insurance company’s offer of $63,000 to cover the amount that is believed to have been embezzled by the city’s former finance director. “That’s...

A new 40-foot tower on Jackson Gulch dam at Mancos State Park aims to transmit data from the reservoir to the Mancos Water Conservancy District in real time to reduce water loss. But some residents...

For 30 years, Tom Macy has been working to preserve a 65,000-acre swath of land in the Navajo River Watershed of Southwest Colorado. As the Western representative for The Conservation Fund, an...

A paramedic and a fire captain from the Upper Pine Fire Protection District in Bayfield traveled to Del Rio in southwestern Texas on Saturday to provide relief to emergency medical services workers...

Heavy rainfall in San Juan County left several campers stranded near Silverton on Saturday and flooded the Ice Lake area, forcing the closure of County Road 7 beyond Ice Lake. Two campers crossed...

The Colorado Water Conservation Board posted a high flood warning for the San Juan Mountains on Twitter early Saturday, indicating an increased risk for mud and debris slides. Several county...

After a period of high temperatures in early July, afternoon rain showers have brought cooler temperatures to Southwest Colorado. But the National Weather Service said the rains will grow in...