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Snowmelt season is in full swing, but one may not know that by looking at the Animas River, which this week more closely resembles a slow trickle through Durango than a roaring, muddy torrent more...

The week might have started out soggy, but by the weekend, Southwest Coloradans should be enjoying barbecue weather. Things should clear out Wednesday night with dry and warm conditions for the...

Echo Basin Resort’s seasonal bar and grill in Mancos will reopen May 7. After shutting down last October because of a slowdown in business, owner Tom Carr feels that people are once again ready to...

It’s been a season to remember for Montezuma-Cortez volleyball, but in the eyes of their senior leaders, the campaign is just beginning. Coming off an unbeaten regular season, the Panthers aim to...

The Montezuma-Cortez Board of Education announced an additional finalist for the superintendent job late last week. The board had previously narrowed down its list candidates to just two. Dr....

A new mural in Cortez will symbolize the importance of protecting and supporting children in the community. The mural is being created by the Child Abuse Prevention Society, composed of local high...

From the time that she was in third grade until the time that she played her final game as a member of the Dove Creek High School girls basketball team earlier this year, Grace Hatfield stood out...

When Colorado voters in November narrowly passed a ballot initiative to reintroduce gray wolves in western Colorado, detractors said it was a prime example of the state’s deepening rural-urban...

Seniors can get together again for midday meals at Montezuma County senior centers in Cortez, Mancos and Dolores. The dining halls were closed for up to a year because of the pandemic, and meals...