Creativity has been running through Michael Pruett’s veins for as long as he can remember. One moment in his childhood stood out above the rest in inspiring him — seeing a Claude Monet painting at t...

School Community Youth Collaborative, a nonprofit striving to provide development opportunities for local youths, was granted two 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants that began disbursing m...

FARMINGTON – As a new school year begins, uncertainty no longer means being unprepared when it comes to teaching during the age of COVID, as teachers and students at a local elementary school both thi...

Heavy rain caused flash flooding and debris flows across Montezuma County Road G near the Utah border about 3 p.m. Wednesday. Mud, rocks and logs flowed onto the roadway at various points between mile...

The Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 Board of Education on Tuesday faced heated opposition to the school district’s curriculum, including claims that critical race theory is embedded in its courses. During ...

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Tuesday appointed Mesa County Treasurer Sheila Reiner to oversee the county’s upcoming elections and established a three-person commission to assist Reiner...

Montezuma County continues to see a rise in delta variant cases of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As of Aug. 18, there were 147 active cases of the highly contagious strain, up from 133 Aug. 11, a 10%...

Fueled by opposition to a measure seeking to create a public health insurance option, lobbying spending at the Colorado Capitol again reached a record. Nearly $44 million was spent during the 2020-21 ...

A cyclist died while competing in the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race Saturday. Details of the death have not been released, but several racers said the man died during a descent, possibly from...