Municipal elections are coming up in a few months, and Cortez City Council has five open seats. Potential candidates in the April 7 election have until Jan. 17 to declare their candidacy, and until...

Tickets for the Southwestern Cowbelles’ annual quilt raffle are now available for purchase – and the quilt is posted along Main Street for all to see. The quilt is an annual tradition stretching...

After a few months under new ownership, the Millwood Junction restaurant in Mancos will be sold again, said Glenn McCord, who served as general manager since October. William Lapin, who owns the...

Jeannie Ott Harsha grew up wandering the wilderness around Mancos Hill. And she’s still wandering – and bringing her nature forays alive through poetry. The Mancos High School and Fort Lewis...

The new station for the Pleasant View Fire Department is ready for use. The facility is located on a 5-acre parcel at 15235 County Road CC, across the street from Pleasant View Elementary School....

The Cortez land use code update has sparked vocal opposition at recent meetings for both the City Council and Montezuma County Board of Commissioners. The code update includes new standards for...

The city of Cortez has approved a resolution supporting the Colorado Water Plan – a grassroots effort to meet the growing need for water across the state. Back in 2013, former Gov. John...

Mesa Verde National Park may become an International Dark Sky Park in the coming year. The Mesa Verde Museum Association has been working on its application to receive the designation since 2015,...

Mancos gained musical notoriety in December by starring in the Stillhouse Junkies’ latest music video. The band’s new single “(Mancos) Kind of Saturday Night” is an ode to small-town life. The...

Mancos State Park has a new campsite for winter expeditioners – an igloo. It was recently built by some staffers from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Southwest Region office, after they tested out...

Dolores third graders took a walk back in time a few weeks ago for their annual living history museum. This was the fifth or sixth year the event has happened, said teacher Angela Lowe. Students...