Kelsey Percival
Position: Editorial Assistant

Coca-Cola collection on display at Cortez Public Library

A Coca-Cola collection will be on display at Cortez Public Library May 4 through July 4. The collection was brought to the library by Heather Roe. For more information, call 565-8117. ...

Sheriff’s Blotter

Thursday, April 21 11:33 a.m. A man was pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving 8000 block of Road G. While a deputy waited for assistance, the man fled the traffic stop. The deputy ...

Police Blotter

Thursday, April 28 6:14 a.m. A man reported that he drove into a deer in the 2300 block of East Main Street. 11:54 a.m. A man was arrested on an outstanding warrant after he showed ...

Rent-to-own store donates $500 to Hope’s Kitchen

Aaron’s, a rent-to-own store in Cortez, donated $500 to Hope’s Kitchen on March 29 in an effort to give back to the community. ...

Tiremax donates $500 to United Way Southwest Colorado

Tiremax donated $500 to United Way Southwest Colorado, a nonprofit that seeks to improve community members’ quality of life, on March 28. ...

Aidan Grego to become fourth generation of FLC graduates in his family

Aidan Philip Grego will graduate with honors cum laude from Fort Lewis College this spring with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and multimedia studies and a minor in philosophy. Grego, fr...

Cortez Public Library to host fentanyl class

Cortez Public Library will host a class about the dangers of fentanyl from 2-3:30 p.m., May 16 at the library. Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin will present the class. For more informat...

San Juan National Forest begins issuing firewood permits

The San Juan National Forest will begin selling permits to cut firewood starting May 2. Permits are divided into five separate tags; each tag is good for ½ cord of firewood and can be used ...

Dementia Support Group to be held

An in-person dementia support group will be held at 6 p.m. every third Thursday beginning May 19 at BeeHive Homes at the Cortez Homestead. The group will meet outdoors for adequate social di...

Durango train in running to win USA Today’s ‘Best Train Ride’

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad was nominated to win USA Today’s ‘Best Train Ride’ contest as part of its 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. People can vote for D&SNGR at https://www....

Police Blotter

Thursday, April 21 2:06 a.m. A man was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant after his neighbor reported him for playing loud music in the 500 block of South Madison Street. ...

SUP2sack thanks LOR Foundation, retail stores and volunteers

The SUP2sack project would like to thank the LOR Foundation for their support in helping the Cortez community transition forward from single-use plastic bags to reusable sacks. Our sincere ...