Drivers traveling on U.S. Highway 491 in Cortez between Lebanon Road and the Maverick gas station, at 10223 Highway 491, could experience delays as road crews work to repave a small section of the hig...
Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado received close to $1 million in state funding to purchase and install broadband equipment across the region.
The money granted by the Color...
The Cortez Police Department will hold a six-week Citizens Academy, designed to offer community members an inside look at the operations of the police department and aimed to create stronger connectio...
In July, the Colorado Department of Human Services mailed out more than 500,000 benefit cards to students across the state as part of the new Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program.
The benefit c...
Tragedy struck for a former Cortez resident and low-vision coordinator last week after a water main broke, collapsing the garage of her Albuquerque home and trapping her service dog.
Rose Romero’s do...
La Plata County commissioners are likely to ask voters to reallocate 70% of the lodgers tax revenue away from tourism marketing and management, and instead redirect the money toward workforce housing ...
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs awarded a total of $64.94 million for 82 projects across Colorado, including projects benefiting Montezuma and La Plata counties.
These grants are from the En...
Kemper faculty and students were required to evacuate Kemper Elementary School around 8:22 a.m., according to an alert email sent out by the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school district at 8:48 a.m.
The firs...
After a long summer of work and preparation, livestock competitors were crowned winners at the Montezuma County Fair last week.
Many competitors sold their livestock at the Fair’s auction, and they we...
Over two-thirds of adults in Colorado delayed or went without health care over the past year because it was too expensive, a recent survey from the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative found.
In total,...
