Tour de 4-H to showcase youth projects and leadership at IFA event
The event will include youth from 4-H and FFA
Cortez
Citizens Academy applications open for Fall 2025 at Cortez Police Department
Hands-on academy lasts six weeks
Cortez’s fall Cleanup Week scheduled for Oct. 20–23
City outlines rules for bulk trash pickup
Montezuma-Cortez school district opens applications for superintendent
Tom Burris gave board 60 days to find his replacement
Montezuma-Cortez school board gets update about CHSAA suit and Judge MacLaren
Board also swears in board member for District C
Superintendent Tom Burris resigns after three years in the Montezuma-Cortez district
Burris gives board 60 days to find a new superintendent
Reaction to Kirk assassination comes to Cortez: School is silent about teacher
Concerns have been expressed after ‘concerning’ comments from a RE-1 teacher
Who are the candidates for the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school board?
An almost entirely new board will be elected in November
Community invited to free salsa event at Fozzie’s Farm
Participants will harvest vegetables and make salsa
Events scheduled for Cortez in second half of September
One will address safety of sidewalks and roads near Mesa Elementary
Entries open for Montezuma-Cortez homecoming parade
Parade scheduled for Oct. 2
Fundamental Needs, Montezuma Leadership Network hosts business workshop and pitch competition
Fundamental Needs is also preparing to soft launch the Cortez Makerspace
Cortez’s Civil Air Patrol invites youths and parents to upcoming event
The event will introduce attendees to the Civil Air Patrol’s cadet program
Dogs shot and abandoned near Mancos; Denkai Animal Sanctuary asks for donations
One of the dogs was discovered dead by law enforcement
Four Corners Child Advocacy Center welcomes new executive director Lacey Osterloh
Osterloh is a Cortez native whose own story connects her to advocacy
Montezuma-Cortez High School to host annual Industry Convening in September
The school is looking for industry partners to provide mentorship, internships and more
Lewis-Arriola shines in CMAS testing; other schools fall below state average
Statewide CMAS scores show students catching up to pre-pandemic levels
Southwest Health welcomes new internal medicine physician Shahir Melhem
Melhem specializes in comprehensive adult care
Metallic Minerals will host open houses about La Plata exploration
Sessions are Thursday in Breen and Friday in Cortez
Montezuma-Cortez District Accountability Committee ‘effectively dissolving’ and changed
Changes attributed to state requirements