The pandemic didn’t stop Montezuma-Cortez High School students from showing off their improv skills at the Colorado State Thespian Conference and winning the Critic’s Choice award. The conference,...

Mancos High School sophomores Lilly Figueroa and Sophie Eschallier were looking for a challenge this semester in their U.S. history class. The pair were aware of another student project, the...

Mancos fourth graders took to the sidewalks this fall, painting images of moose, mountain lion and fox tracks in an effort to connect the town’s three parks. Along with the painted tracks, signs...

The USDA recently awarded the 100 Club of Montezuma County funds to purchase automated heart defibrillators (AEDs) for Montezuma County fire and law enforcement agencies. This was the first year...

Before the death of George Floyd, a community discussion on racial issues was already in the works. The idea of hosting a virtual discussion in Cortez was spurred by Cortez Cultural Center...

Muscanell Millworks was first introduced to the Gary Sinise Foundation’s Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment program several years ago at a National Wood Flooring Association expo where...

At age 102, Maxine Felkins recounted how her parents homesteaded – living in a tent near Goodman Point, northwest of Cortez, in the months prior to her birth. Because her mother was concerned...

A year spent in Cortez left a lasting impact on Christian author Donald Brown. Brown was brought to the Cortez area by his father’s ministry work prior to his senior year of high school in 1948. He...

Popular Southwestern author Anne Hillerman on Friday kicked off the Cortez Literary Festival, encouraging writers and artists from the Four Corners Area to embrace serendipity but prepare for...