Cortez

The retired Montezuma-Cortez High School building will finally come down starting Monday, according to Re-1 school district officials.Owner’s Rep Jim Ketter, who is overseeing the project, said...

Rain, thunderstorms, wind, snow, hail and cold temperatures came together this week to make a quintessential Southwest Colorado spring weather cocktail.The National Weather Service on Tuesday...

Conversations have reignited over whether the city of Durango should allow electric fencing within town limits after a bear last week broke into a high-end chicken coop, killing six chickens. “It’s...

Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 Board of Education members voted unanimously to approve new high school graduation guidelines at their meeting Tuesday. The new Montezuma-Cortez High School requirements will...

Charles Oliver Evans, whose body was found southeast of Cortez on May 2, was a suspect in an attempted murder at the time of his death, according to the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office.An autopsy...

Picture a snowflake drifting down from a frigid February sky in western Colorado and settling high in the Rocky Mountains. By mid-April, the alpine snowpack is likely at its peak. Warming...

Local graduates will celebrate a rite of passage with the following commencement ceremonies next week in Montezuma and Dolores counties. Montezuma-Cortez High School’s commencement ceremony will be...

The Cortez Fire Protection District on Tuesday donated a truck to the Egnar-Slickrock Fire Protection District, bolstering the San Miguel County department’s resources as the fire season...

Mancos State Park is hosting several special events this summer. The park, located off of County Road 42 and County Road N north of Mancos, is open to boating, fishing, hiking and camping. Area...