Cortez

To prevent losing a key restoration grant for the historic McElmo Flume, Montezuma County commissioners agreed to loan $8,000 toward a required match. In November, the Colorado Historical Society...

Saturday, June 10 6:12 p.m. : A man was cited for a dangerous dog violation in the 200 block of South Elm Street after a neighbor said his dog had bitten the neighbor’s dog. The neighbor did not...

On an evening that featured powerful bulls, bucking broncs and some of the best rodeo cowboys in the business, a set of inspiring barrel racers stole the show. Cortez resident Autumnrain Chee’s...

After winning as many games in 2017 as they won in the previous two seasons combined, five Montezuma-Cortez High School baseball players received all-conference honors. Jasen Engel – first team...

What if there were an outbreak of a deadly, highly contagious disease in Montezuma County? Getting life-saving treatment would be the first priority. So to test the logistics of distributing...

Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District officials have issued a stop-work order on the retired high school demolition project after a report that a contractor on the project has been dumping...

The Cortez city council voted Tuesday to send a letter to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior asking that no changes be made to the national monument designation of Canyons of the Ancients. The...

A Cortez man was found guilty of menacing and reckless endangerment charges in Montezuma District Court on Thursday. Ruben Duran, 33, was on trial this week before District Court Judge Douglas...

Firefighters responded to four small brush fires within a quarter mile of each other along U.S. Highway 491 south of Cortez on Wednesday morning. The fires were all doused within an hour, and there...