Cortez

The Earth drops away, and the twisting, turbulent Animas River suddenly comes into full view as LightHawk pilot Jim Grady guides his 1953 Cessna 180 into the faded blue sky near Durango.But this...

Mancos town officials and board members anticipate they’ll be sorting through the aftermath of the Western Excelsior fire for a long time. At the town board of trustees regular meeting Wednesday,...

The Cortez City Council on Tuesday approved a $1.18 million contract to D&L Construction to repave four streets and a section of the Cortez Municipal Airport this year.This year’s project will...

The investigation into the cause of the Western Excelsior fire points to a faulty ventilation fan in a sharpening shop. Mancos Fire Chief Tony Aspromonte said that current burn evidence indicates a...

DENVER – The clock struck 12 on construction defects litigation reform Tuesday when the last two pending pieces of legislation were killed at the Capitol. Senate Bill 45 would have shifted the time...

On Monday afternoon, Mancos resident Jonathan Sam went home to see part of his livelihood up in flames. Sam worked at Western Excelsior Corp. in Mancos as a machine operator for two years before...

U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, encountered a passionate group of protesters during an appearance at the Montezuma County Commissioners’ meeting on Monday. About 40 people lined up on the street...

BLANDING, Utah – U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said sacred tribal lands he toured Monday in America’s newest and most hotly contested monument should be preserved but he questioned whether the...

Wednesday, May 3 5:08 p.m. : A man was served with a warrant at Montezuma County Detention Center, 730 E. Driscoll St. Thursday, May 4 6:28 a.m. : Deputies responded to a report of a break-in at...

The Cortez Sanitation District on Monday accepted the resignation of board member Micah Mobley and plans to find a replacement before its next meeting. Mobley had served on the board since November...

A third entrance to the Geer Natural Area in Cortez was opened on Saturday by a team of volunteers, several months after it was first proposed by property owner Keith Evans. This is the second year...