The Cortez Recreation Center’s community garden will be open to the public this planting season. Kirbi Vaughn, an outreach coordinator for the volunteer group Common Ground Cortez Community...

The Southwestern Colorado Livestock Association will hold its annual meeting Saturday at the Cortez Elks Lodge. A morning session will kick off the event at 9 a.m. with appearances by several...

Weather prognosticating Punxsutawney Phil has predicted six more weeks of winter, but Montezuma County’s resident prognosticator, weather watcher James Andrus, is predicting more weeks of sunshine....

The owners of a new food truck in Cortez hope to turn their business into a gathering place for the whole town. In November Chris and Laurie Hutton started parking the Blue Pepper food truck – a...

New members have been appointed to the Montezuma County Fair Board, but they don’t include two former members who withdrew their resignations. On Monday, Montezuma County commissioners voted to...

Cortez voters will have eight City Council candidates to choose from in this year’s municipal election. Council members Orly Lucero and Jill Carlson have announced they plan to run for their second...

During its Jan. 24 meeting, the Mancos board of trustees received an optimistic report on the town’s progress in 2017. Town Administrator Heather Alvarez gave an update on the town’s work plan, a...

A man was arrested Sunday on multiple charges after leading Cortez police officers on a chase near County Road G. According to an incident report by patrol officer Traci Mueller, Cortez resident...

Cortez police issued a summons on suspicion of DUI to City Engineer Kenneth Torres on Jan. 24. According to a report by patrol officer Traci Mueller, Torres was pulled over in the 1000 block of...

Five people have announced their candidacy for four open trustee positions in Mancos this election season. Trustee Cindy Simpson and Mayor Pro Tem Fred Brooks will both be running for their second...

After a lively debate, Mancos Mayor Queenie Barz has opted not to sign a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions regarding his stance on retail marijuana. In an item that was added to the...