Residents came out in force to the Mancos School Board’s meeting on Monday night to voice their opinions on the main agenda item: arming school staff. About 60 residents, teachers and parents...

The Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District board adopted their annual budget on Dec. 19. The district has a balanced budget for 2017-2018, which means there is enough money in the general fund,...

The Trustees of the Ballantine Family Fund awarded more than $300,000 in grants to nonprofits in 2017. In addition to the previously reported $54,000 in Core Value Grants in Montezuma County, the...

The Montezuma-Cortez High School Symphonic Winds will perform a combined concert with the Southwest Civic Winds on Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. at the Ralph E. Vavak Memorial Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for...

The Dolores Re-4A School District voted Jan. 11 to officially consolidate the Dolores Middle School and Dolores High School into a Dolores Secondary School. The Colorado Department of Education...

The Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School board on Tuesday learned that the first phase of the retired high school’s demolition and asbestos abatement was complete, and it approved the renewal of the...

At Tuesday night’s Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District Board meeting, Kate Ott, principal of Cortez Middle School, presented a redesign of the instruction delivery system of the school. According...

The Piñon Project on Tuesday received a donation of $23,067.99 for use in its general fund from Tiospaye , a nonprofit based in Durango. The donation came from a workshop facilitated by Tiospaye....

The Cortez Fire Protection District board met Jan. 10 to discuss the upcoming election, replacing a fire chief and building its new firehouse. The board has three open seats. Sherri Wright’s and...

A pedestrian was struck Tuesday morning while crossing East Main Street in Cortez. Assistant Fire Chief Shawn Bittle called it a “very minor” accident. A half dozen police officers responded to the...