The MCHS Class of 1964 will hold its 50-year class reunion on the weekend of Sept. 5-7. There will be get-reacquainted picnic on Friday evening, Sept. 5 at the home…
The steer temporarily wins as Jake Gordanier is tripped up by the rope in the Cortez Ranch Rodeo. More than 75 ranchers arrived at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds on Aug.…
Defender claims ‘outrageous governmental conduct’
The local Colorado State Patrol office is moving from the rest stop east of town into a new office provided by Southwest Colorado Community College. The college remodeled a space…
Cortez man pleads guilty to hay fraud A Cortez man pleaded guilty this week to misdemeanor theft in connection with the Colorado Farm Products Act. Court records reveal that Greg…
As summer draws to a close, bears are preparing for their long winter nap. That means bears are on the move looking for food, and many are finding their way…
Gas prices in Cortez spiked 15 cents overnight Monday to $3.69 a gallon on Tuesday. Across Colorado, the average price has steadily fallen over the past 30 days to a…
Main Street Co-op paid $1,500 Saturday for Cutter Higgins’ turkeys, which were Grand Champion winners in the poultry division of the Montezuma County Fair. Nine-year-old Cutter also won Grand Champion…
This week has been declared “National Farmers Market Week” by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The week is set aside to celebrate our nation’s thousands of farmers markets, farmers who make…
Local 4-H’ers bring their livestock to auction at the fairgrounds, and for some, parting is a little bittersweet
