A Shiprock man with seven DUI convictions in New Mexico and two in Colorado was arrested on a DUI in Cortez on Dec. 23. Perry Hayes Jr., 47, allegedly had an open case of Budweiser in the backseat...

From concerns over the removal of trees at a school construction project to concerns over the use of an herbicide at a city park, 2018 in Mancos has been a year of conflict over land management and...

The Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners and the Montezuma Valley Irrigation Co. will go to trial in July to determine which entity is responsible to pay to replace aging culverts....

Cortez looks different in 2018. There are new medians on Main Street, the city launched a new website, and Cortez hired a new city manager. And there are more changes in store. The city has long...

Heavy, wet snow brought down a small power line in Dolores on Dec. 26, but there were no power outages. Empire Electric Association, Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office and Dolores Fire and Rescue...

A Jeep Grand Cherokee ended up in a snowbank at the parking lot of Jimmer’s Backcountry BBQ on Tuesday after the driver’s dog jumped into her lap, causing her to lose control of the vehicle. She...

If it wasn’t for the Cortez Community Christmas Dinner, Cassin McClure said she would probably heat up a Marie Callender’s frozen meal. Lee Wiesemann said he would probably be at home trying to...

Sixty-five percent of sewer lines within the Cortez Sanitation District are vitrified clay or concrete pipes installed some 60 years ago. A $600,000 grant from the Colorado Department of Local...

When there’s a tragedy in Cortez, the community comes together. That was clear on Saturday as hundreds came out to celebrate the life of Holly Lynn Buffington-Yake, who died in a car crash in rural...

Two unrelated crashes occurred within about 20 minutes and 150 yards of each other Friday night on U.S. Highway 491 about 4 miles north of Cortez. A minivan hit a deer at 5:30 p.m., according to...

Visitors to Mesa Verde National Park are advised to use “extreme caution” during a partial federal government shutdown that began midnight Friday. Large signs at the entrance to the visitors center...