As U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, starts a new year and legislative session, he’s addressing issues such as regulation, trade and energy, he told Southwest Colorado Livestock Association members...

Montezuma County Planning Commissioners on Thursday unanimously recommended approval of a high-impact and special-use permit for a Kinder Morgan carbon dioxide well near Pleasant View. The...

Mancos officials discussed lowering the town’s speed limits at the Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday. Speed limits vary from 15-20 mph on town roads and go up to 45 mph on Colorado Department of...

An overwhelming majority of teachers and principals in Montezuma County school districts were given Colorado Department of Education’s top two evaluation ratings for the 2014-2015 school year,...

Southwest Colorado Community College recently received two grants that brought new equipment to the automotive and welding programs. The college got five new welding machines courtesy of a $51,000...

Mancos Citizen of the Year Linda Simmons was honored at a Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce social event on Feb. 2. The event took place at the Mancos Visitor Center. Simmons is president of the...

The U.S. Air Force Academy Band will visit Montezuma-Cortez High School on Feb. 17 as part of its Western Slope tour.The band’s eight-day tour will feature seven performances, starting in Salt Lake...

Western Excelsior in Mancos received a $38,000 workforce development grant for training for 44 employees through Southwest Colorado Community College, the company’s human resources employee, Stacy...

The Colorado Small Business Development Center has opened a Cortez office at 31 W. Main St., in the same space as the Cortez Area Chamber of Commerce. Office Manager Mary Shepherd said office...

Public lands were the focus of a sometimes contentious discussion at a Montezuma County Commission town hall meeting this week. The two-hour meeting Monday at Mancos Town Hall was the third in a...

Addressing a widely circulated rumor that surfaced this week, Southwest Colorado Community College President Patty Erjavec said Wednesday that the school is not leaving Mancos. “Pueblo Community...