Cortez

San Juan National Forest officials addressed concerns about a logging project’s impact on the recreation in the Boggy Draw area north of Dolores during a community meeting March 10 held on Zoom....

A Cortez health care worker who received two shots of the coronavirus vaccine while pregnant gave birth to a girl last month with high levels of virus antibodies. Haley Saunders was nine months...

A man involved in a violent crash on Cortez’s Main Street on Sept. 14 has pleaded guilty to two traffic offenses as part of a plea agreement. During a Montezuma County court hearing March 17, Kaleb...

In district court Monday, former Montezuma County Sheriff Sgt. Edward Francis Oxley pleaded guilty to first-degree official misconduct as part of a six-month deferred judgment and sentence for his...

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe broke ground Monday on a $3.1 million expansion of its Towaoc health clinic. The new 5,000-square-foot Indian Health Services building will house dental and medical...

Community members led a cattle drive and “freedom ride” along Main Street in Cortez Saturday morning to voice their support for the livestock industry in response to Gov. Jared Polis’ proclamation...

New Mexico State Police were involved Friday in a high-speed car chase of a kidnapping suspect on U.S. Highway 491 that ended when the suspect crashed, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The...

A benefit dinner and dessert auction for a firefighter with the Lewis-Arriola Volunteer Fire Department who is battling cancer will be held Saturday from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 pm at the Lewis Arriola...

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking information on two unsolved suspected murders of Native Americans from Towaoc, on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation. In a news release March 17, the FBI...

After a series of coronavirus delays, Montezuma-Cortez High School’s drama students will perform live with a new musical they wrote themselves. Friday will mark the premiere of “The Isle of Skye,”...

A Cortez man facing a charge of alleged felony drug possession with intent to distribute received a reduced bond Thursday in Montezuma County Court. Christopher Allen Gonzales was arrested Feb. 17...