After seven months of planning and discussion, the Cortez Public Art Committee is ready to make its first art purchase recommendations for City Hall. On Wednesday, the advisory committee voted to...

On July 9, the Cortez Sanitation District’s board of directors named a new member, filling one of two empty positions. The board voted unanimously to appoint Leroy Roberts, a Cortez retiree, as a...

Two Cortez residents arrested in May on suspicion of drug trafficking have waived their preliminary hearings and are preparing to enter plea agreements. Lyndel and Sherri Clark have been...

On Tuesday, the Cortez City Council voted to name the Cortez BMX track after the family of operators Mark and Stacey Baxter. The Cortez Parks and Recreation Department has been considering a new...

On Tuesday, the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school board said farewell to one director and welcomed another. In a brief morning meeting, the board voted to accept the resignation of District A Director...

It’s hard to miss the crowd of colorful wooden statues decorating the south side of U.S. Highway 160 just outside Mancos, although their creator says drivers rarely stop to investigate. Dave Sipe,...

The annual Mancos Days festival, a three-day town get-together that typically draws guests and vendors from all over the Four Corners, will get underway on July 27. This will be the recently formed...

On Saturday, the Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum unveiled a new exhibit highlighting the discoveries of a Polish archaeology team. “From Krakow to Castle Rock,” a collection of...

In its Tuesday meeting, the Cortez City Council will consider time limits for public comment at meetings, a new name for the Cortez BMX track and other issues. The regular meeting will start at...

A new group of artists and metalworkers want to bring the Cortez art scene out of the gallery and onto the street. The Deep Desert Art Collective started roughly six months ago as a group of six...

The Burro Fire continued to lie down Friday after two days of rain in the San Juan Mountains. Public information officer Kathy Russell said the fire remains at 4,593 acres with minimal activity...