The city of Cortez and the San Juan Mountains Association both held their annual cleanup projects on Saturday, the second Colorado Public Lands Day. More than 75 volunteers gathered at Parque de...

After more than a year of planning and construction, the city of Cortez is almost ready to unveil its last completed parks project from 2017. The new pickleball courts at Centennial Park, scheduled...

In a meeting on Tuesday, the Cortez City Council will vote on whether to turn City Hall into a fully solar-powered building. During the regular meeting, which starts 7:30 p.m., the council will...

A year after the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office started a mounted patrol program, the county has received official ownership of its three horses. The patrol horses now named Cody, Charley and...

About 40 Cortez employees and well-wishers gathered at City Hall on Friday to say goodbye to outgoing City Manager Shane Hale. The city held a public farewell party for Hale, who is leaving for a...

A suspect in a stolen vehicle led Cortez police officers on a chase Thursday night that ended in a crash on South Elm Street in Cortez. The incident started about 10:30 p.m., when the Montezuma...

The leaders of Mount Lookout Grange completed the first step in getting their building listed as a historic property in a public hearing on May 26. Grange president Kathryn Fulton applied to the...

The Cortez Sanitation District voted Monday to switch contractors for a sewer relining planned to coincide with the city’s Main Street median project. In addition to installing medians and...

As the city of Cortez works to improve traffic safety on Main Street, law enforcement data show the northeast quarter of Cortez is the most dangerous area to drive. The Cortez Police Department...

Mancos United Methodist Church looks much the same as it did when Rosa Sabido started living there a year ago, except for the birds outside Fellowship Hall. The Mexican national, who sought...

Registration is open for the 2018 Mancos Cowboy Half Marathon , an annual fundraiser for the Mancos Public Library. The event, which includes a 5K and a 1-mile fun run in addition to the...