The Dolores River is the lifeblood of Montezuma County – and has a whole host of stakeholders, including boaters, farmers and recreationists. In recognition of this, the Dolores River Boating...

Few kokanee salmon will be available for the public fish giveaway in Dolores at 3 p.m. Oct. 24 because of a weak spawn up the Dolores River, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. However, there...

One day after a lighting malfunction at Panther Stadium delayed its game against Bayfield High School by 16 hours, the Montezuma-Cortez High School football team took its home field Saturday, Oct....

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is hosting a volunteer appreciation luncheon on October 20 at the museum and visitor’s from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. There will be information on opportunities to...

Prosecutors have charged a Fort Lewis College associate professor with trying to destroy a grocery store earlier this month when he allegedly set fire to a bag of tortilla chips in aisle No. 7 of...

A Silverton man was arrested on suspicion of felony menacing after threatening a police officer with a knife. According to an arrest affidavit, San Juan County Sheriff Bruce Conrad responded to a...

Lawmakers on Thursday questioned the wisdom of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to relocate research programs within a massive agricultural funding bill. Every five years, Congress...

A coal mine in La Plata County has been approved for expansion, a move that is expected to extend the life of the mine for at least another 20 years. Preparing for its coal reserves to run out, GCC...

The “Theatre of the Absurd” came to Cortez last week, with a couple of one-act plays at the Sunflower Theatre. The two plays were performed jointly Oct. 11-13. One was Edward Albee’s “The Zoo...

Because of a recent executive order by the U.S. Interior Department, it is inevitable that electric bikes will be allowed on Bureau of Land Management trails where regular bicycles are authorized....