Demolition has been completed for the old M&M Truck stop south of Cortez to make room for a new Love’s Travel Stop. Envirotech Inc., of Farmington, was contracted by Love’s to knock down and remove...

A man was hit by a truck while crossing E. Main Street this week in Cortez. The man was taken to Southwest Memorial Hospital and released with minor injuries, said Assistant Cortez Police Chief...

Five officers received promotions in a small ceremony this week as the Cortez Police Department works to ease its lieutenants’ workload. The promotions also were a response to the retirement of...

The Mancos school board will host an informal community meet-and-greet next week with the final five candidates for the district’s superintendent position. The meeting has been scheduled for April...

Below-average snowpack and ongoing drought will hurt flows and fish habitat below McPhee Dam going into spring and summer, reports Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Water releases from the dam are...

During their meeting Monday, the Dolores Town Board was not ready to decide on proposed regulations for short-term rentals. They also gave a bike club approval to build a new trail in town, and...

A large solar project is proposed northwest of Cortez in cooperation with Empire Electric Association. The five megawatt solar energy system would be built on 52 acres off County Road 24 on private...

The Montezuma County Public Health Department canceled this week’s Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine clinic out of an abundance of caution after federal health officials’ recommendation to...

Utah State Parks has awarded Jonathan Till, curator of the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum, in Blanding, as the 2020 employee of the year. Till is a well-known archaeologist in the Four...

The Montezuma County Public Health Department will host a Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinic on April 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The single dose vaccine is available for anyone age 18 and up. Public...

Montezuma-Cortez Middle School this week was among only 80 schools in the country to receive a SupportMusic Merit Award for its commitment to music education. The award, presented by the National...