Aiming to build their aerobic bases and improve their technique, members of the Mancos High School boys and girls track teams competed in the Hotchkiss Bulldog Invitational on March 24 and...

Mountainfilm on Tour, which boasts “culturally rich, adventure-packed and inspiring documentary films” from the Mountainfilm Festival every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, will visit the Dolores...

The Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct several prescribed burns east of Dove Creek beginning at the end of March. The prescribed burns will take place along the rim of the Dolores River...

Eli Tomac of Cortez crashed Saturday while racing for the lead at the Monster Energy AMA Supercross in Indianapolis, putting the brakes on a dramatic comeback that carried him from last place to...

Pack burro racing is not about the fastest burro, or the fastest human. It’s about the team – and, really, mostly about the burro. “A burro race starts in the pasture,” said Brad Wann, spokesman...

FireWise of Southwest Colorado has announced a fundraising effort to fill a gap in its budget after losing county funding. The loss in funding comes amid a dry season in which the snowpack in the...

Sunday, March 18 5:40 p.m. : An off-duty deputy and his wife stopped to assist a family who had crashed a car in the 2300 block of U.S. Highway 160 and telephoned for medical assistance. The adult...

Wednesday, March 14 8:39 a.m. : Police responded to a report of property damage in southwest Cortez. A man reported someone had written threats and insults addressed to him all over his front door...

Lille Diane’s artwork is much more than creative expression. It serves as medicine for her body, mind and soul. And she finds creative journaling is her strongest medicine. “For me, creative...

The National Weather Service has announced a winter weather advisory for the mountains of Western Colorado beginning at 6 p.m. today, with 5-10 inches of snow forecast for the San Juan Mountains....

Missing many of its best players to injury and spring break, the Montezuma-Cortez High School girls soccer team found itself on the wrong end of a 6-0 beat down by Telluride on March 21. Although...