Cortez

There were 125 motorcycle fatalities in 2016 statewide, a 15 percent increase from 2015 and an all-time high for Colorado. In response to the increase in motorcycle deaths seen in the past few...

DENVER – Lawmakers continue to struggle to find a compromise that would spare Colorado’s hospitals from the budgetary chopping block. Negotiations on Senate Bill 267, which contains a number of...

A 15-year-old Durango High School student will lead his first ever bird-watching tour as part of this year’s Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festival in the hopes of engaging a whole new generation...

A former Montezuma County sheriff’s deputy and former Cortez police officer face charges of official misconduct, according to a news release Tuesday from 22nd Judicial District Attorney Will Furse....

Seven years after the death of longtime Cortez tennis coach Jim Harkendorff, a fund set up in his name will help start a program designed to get children into the sport. The Parks and Recreation...

Popular rock band Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons will headline this year’s Dolores River Festival on June 10 at Joe Rowell Park. The jam band plays nationally and internationally and has deep...

The Montezuma-Cortez High School bands will wrap up their performance season with two concerts this month. M-CHS hosts the All-District Band Night Tuesday at 7 p.m. The senior appreciation concert...

The Mesa Verde Aquatics Club is gearing up to kick off its second year with a seasonal swim on May 15, following an inaugural season in which it qualified for championship meets including Seasonal...

Cortez’s annual City Cleanup Week started Saturday with about 50 volunteers, who worked about three hours to spruce up public places. It was the fourth year the city has hosted the cleanup, and...