A driver faces a charge of careless driving after a fatal collision with a pedestrian Sept. 23 on East Main Street at Sligo Street, according to the Cortez Police Department. Lt. Andy Brock said...

The Four States Ag Expo saw low turnout for its annual event this week at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds, but a few local horse owners and riders still took advantage of the clinics to learn...

Mancos citizens gathered at the Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday to oppose LivWell’s potential purchase of the Millwood Junction restaurant building off U.S. Highway 160. “Do we want a...

Discussion about proposed changes to the Montezuma County land use code dominated the Mancos Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, particularly changes that would remove restrictions for development....

Dress rehearsals have begun in Opera Lafayette’s production of the “The Blacksmith” in Mancos, and the public is invited. The Mancos Creative District, which has partnered with the Washington,...

Two teachers unions, the Colorado Education Association and the Colorado Chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, have endorsed Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush in the race for the state’s 3rd...

Colorado State University extension agents in the Montezuma, La Plata and Dolores counties organized volunteers to pick apples for local food banks on Wednesday and Thursday at the Southwestern...

The second annual Stand Down event in Cortez served about 140 veterans Saturday, exceeding the previous year’s number while providing access to basic needs, medical benefits and financial support....

Before crates of apples come into focus in the cool darkness of the walk-in, Leigh Reeves is already rifling through freshly picked crab apples and tiny, rotund pears. The aroma of apples wafts out...

The transition to a mix of in-person and online learning has necessitated a new role in Montezuma-Cortez schools – site coordinators. For the 600 students in the district who are learning remotely...

Sales tax revenue in Cortez is higher than the city initially projected given the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the finance director warned the City Council Tuesday evening that...