Duo from Banshee Tree to play free show at Fenceline Cider in Mancos
Thom LaFond and Jesse Shantor will transform cidery into jazz club
DATE: Jul 29, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News
Montezuma-Cortez High School tightens cellphone restrictions for school year
Devices will be turned off and locked away for entirety of the day, excluding lunches
DATE: Jul 29, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education
Hunter Lawrence lengthens Motocross lead at Washougal
Lawrence placed second in first Moto and first in next race
DATE: Jul 28, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports
Montezuma-Cortez schools prepare to open with expanded programs, new elementary model
M-CHS adds outdoor program and College and Career Center
DATE: Jul 28, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education
Update: Autopsies of 2 confirmed dead in crash near Dolores expected Thursday
A Dodge and an RV collided head-on along Colorado Highway 184
DATE: Jul 28, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News
Mancos Creative District to host Mixed in Mancos 2025 album release party
The album was recorded live at the Mancos Opera House last year
DATE: Jul 27, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Four Corners Community Band to premiere local composer’s ‘Cortez Overture’ at anniversary concert
Overture composed by a 2021 M-CHS graduate
DATE: Jul 26, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News
Police blotter
Thursday, July 16
3:29 a.m.: An officer responded to Pinon Project, 210 E. Main St., for a report of an assault. A woman said a man tried to grab her backpack while she was sleeping outside....
DATE: Jul 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: For the record
Kara Mikkelson and Clydesdale, Tilly, capture Showmanship Grand Champion at Montezuma County Fair
Pair will spar for title of Master Showman on Aug. 1
DATE: Jul 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News
Student representative tells Cortez school board new phone policy needs paired with fuller instruction
Agreement reached with city for two school resource officers
DATE: Jul 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education
Sheriff’s blotter
Thursday, June 25
1:40 p.m.: A deputy responded to KP Pawn, 24099 Road G. 2, Cortez, for a REDDI report of a man who crashed his truck into a pillar while allegedly intoxicated. He was locat...
DATE: Jul 23, 2026 | CATEGORY: For the record
Mancos School District releases second draft of revised cellphone policy, seeks community input
Proposed guidelines aim to increase learning and focus by eliminating distractions
DATE: Jul 23, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education
