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The Montezuma-Cortez Lady Panthers opened the 2017 part of their season with a rough patch. On Saturday at Monticello, both the Lady Panthers and Buckaroos (9-2, 0-0) got out to a hot start, but...

U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton looks to continue focusing on finance, veterans affairs and health care in the new year, according to his communications director. Tipton, a Republican from Cortez, defeated...

The Cortez Sanitation District has appointed Jim Fisher to the vacant position of secretary and treasurer. During its monthly meeting on Monday, the district board of directors voted to make Fisher...

Sisterhood between Mancos and the town of Feins, France is growing. Feins, a small agricultural town in northwest France, officially became Mancos’ sister city in June 2015. Since then, the two...

On the first day of its new session, the U.S. House passed a new rule designed to make it easier to transfer federal lands to states, local communities or Indian tribes by assuming that these...

After hearing more than an hour of emotional testimony, District Court Judge Douglas Walker on Tuesday sentenced James Ellis to four years in prison.Ellis, 28, was the driver in a crash near Mancos...

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has a message for backcountry enthusiasts eager to take advantage of the new snowfall in the high country: “Avoid it.” The avalanche danger was listed as...

A man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly broke into a Dolores woman’s house and spent the night – drinking a bottle of wine and cooking on her stove – before leaving an incriminating letter...

DENVER – The Colorado Department of Higher Education is seeking a budget increase of $20.5 million for the 2017-18 fiscal year because of increased health insurance costs and a need to moderate...

Elected officials gathered Tuesday for what likely will be the last swearing-in ceremony in the Montezuma District Court building on Main Street. A combined courthouse is being built on North Park...

The Colorado State Board of Education has awarded Mancos School District Re-6 “innovative status,” which allows the district to hire unlicensed teachers and give less frequent evaluations,...