Cortez airport releases draft master plan for improvements Upgrades would allow for increased passenger capacity; add second runway for general aviation December 8, 2022
San Juan National Forest proposes recreation improvements Bathrooms and parking lots would be added for trails near Dolores and Mancos; OHV trails would be widened December 8, 2022
Panthers bring high-flying tempo in early wins M-CHS off to 4-0 start after sweeping home tournament December 7, 2022
Cortez Christmas Dinner will be Dec. 25 at county annex Traditional meal will be takeout; delivery offered for the homebound December 7, 2022
Eight months later, few answers in young girl’s death in Cortez Five-year-old died in home March 29; no arrests made December 7, 2022
Trailer reported stolen from Mesa Verde is recovered Public tips aided law enforcement investigation; valuable contents still missing December 7, 2022
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe will hold special election Feb. 1 election is for one open tribal council seat December 7, 2022
Snowstorm hits San Juan Mountains Avalanche risk increases; but little snow sticks in lower valleys December 6, 2022
Historian brought to life the tales of Montezuma County June Head leaves a legacy of research and stories; decades of work culminated in new Heritage Museum in Cortez December 6, 2022
Farmington schools face uphill battle to improve student performance Twelve teaching positions need to be filled December 6, 2022
‘It’ll never be the same.’ Northern N.M. residents fly over burn scar Acequia steward keeps pushing for feds to repair irrigation channels and watersheds after minimal help so far December 5, 2022
Parade of Lights sparks the holiday spirit tonight in downtown Cortez A Family First Christmas is the theme December 3, 2022
BLM restores East Paradox Creek near Bedrock Blown-out banks flooded Paradox salinity project, left historic cottonwood gallery on Dolores River without water December 2, 2022
Southwest Colorado basketball season opens with realigned leagues CHSAA adds 6A classification, leading to shuffled leagues December 2, 2022
Colorado Dems eye ban on so-called assault weapons and expansion of red flag law The Club Q shooting has added pressure on Democrats at the Colorado Capitol, who were already likely to pursue stricter… December 2, 2022
Investigators seek information on missing trailer from Mesa Verde National Park Construction equipment in trailer valued at $40,000; was part of road project clearing hazardous rocks December 1, 2022
Rotary Club to reveal first Art in the Alleyways project in Cortez Paintings light up alley at downtown Cortez Cultural Center December 1, 2022
Compost facility at Montezuma County landfill gets upgrade New equipment purchased; sales are up and expanded facility planned December 1, 2022
Collision of semitrailer and pickup on U.S. 491 causes injuries Highway closed at County Road N for two hours; man flown to St. Mary’s Medical Center November 30, 2022
Community, nondenominational choral ‘Messiah’ sing-in is Sunday Joe Curry and Cecilia Littleton Edwards provide music for the singers during a rehearsal for “The Messiah” in this photo… November 29, 2022
Festivals of wreaths and trees benefit disabled people Community Connections event features holiday events, scavenger hunt November 29, 2022
New conservation easement protects archaeology and farmland in Yellow Jacket Protected private land in Montezuma County borders Canyons of the Ancients National Monument November 29, 2022
Colorado shooting victim ‘wanted to save the family I found’ Navy petty officer recovering in hospital November 28, 2022
Texas oil, gas agency investigating 5.4 magnitude quake in West Texas Authorities say seismic activity recorded as Texas’ largest in three decades; shock felt as far as Carlsbad November 28, 2022
