At its Wednesday meeting, the Mancos town board approved an ordinance permanently banning open fires and fireworks within town limits, except under certain conditions. The board has discussed the...

When he first drove into town through McElmo Canyon in 1978, Robert Heyl said he felt “called” to practice medicine in Cortez. Thirty-nine years later, he’s preparing to retire. During his career...

The Cortez City Council’s attempt to correct a 4-year-old typo led to a debate at its Tuesday meeting over where recreational vehicles should be allowed to park within city limits. In 2013, the...

Mancos residents gathered at the town’s United Methodist Church on Sunday to honor Cortez resident Rosa Sabido’s 100th day in sanctuary there. Sabido, a Mexican national, was told in May that her...

Hundreds of people gathered in Parque de Vida on Saturday for craft brews, live music and the Montezuma Land Conservancy. The 19th annual Harvest Beer Festival in Cortez featured about a dozen...

Southwest Health System celebrated the completion of the new emergency services station with an open house on Friday. Nunn Construction finished work on the EMS station at the end of July, but it...

When Boutique Air raised its ticket prices in Cortez this summer, some customers accused the airline of unfair pricing. The reality is more complex. Boutique started serving the Cortez Municipal...

Guests crowded into the Sunflower Theatre Friday night to learn about a pair of dark, hungry monsters lurking at the center of a distant galaxy. As part of the theater’s ongoing “Ideas, Education...

Issues related to disaster relief, construction and recreational vehicles are on the agenda for the Cortez City Council’s meeting on Tuesday. The meeting will begin with a work session at 5:45...

While Montezuma County’s governments and numerous private companies look for a solution to the county’s broadband problem, two Dolores residents hope to make their mark on the local internet scene....

A mental competency hearing for Cortez resident Jeremiah Damron, who is being charged with homicide in connection with his mother’s death, has been delayed until October.Damron was undergoing an...