CORTEZ – The sting that lingers after finishing one spot outside of the playoff field last fall is a major signpost for how far the Montezuma-Cortez Panther football program has progressed in recent y...

The Monteuma-Cortez RE-1 school district, San Juan BOCES and the Colorado Department of Education are partnering to host a day of professional learning geared toward helping school leaders and faculty...

The Dolores Fire Protection District relies on volunteers to respond to calls across the 366 square miles it serves, and there’s no cap on the number of volunteers they’ll accept. The district primari...

CORTEZ Friday, Aug. 16 Kinds of Kindnesses, 7 p.m. Sunflower Theatre, 8 E. Main St. $10. From the director of “Poor Things” comes the powerful film “Kinds of Kindness.” Details: sunflowertheatre.org. ...

This summer, with Fort Lewis College alumni and a current FLC history student, seven of us canoed Birch Creek, which is one of Alaska’s wild and scenic rivers east of Fairbanks. We paddled for 6½ days...

I like cows. Yes, I am a bovinophile. They are warm cuddly independent beasts who choose to go through life at their own pace. If you want to befriend a cow, you must adapt to its leisurely speed. I b...

Mancos Elementary School Principal Seth Levine announced to the district Tuesday that the school has received high ratings from the school ranking platform Niche ahead of the upcoming school year. Acc...

The westbound lane of Montezuma Avenue, near Kemper Elementary School, will be closed between North Fillmore Street and North Adams Street on Friday. The lane will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m...

Our next representative of House District 59 will have big shoes to fill. Barbara McLachlan has served us very well for the maximum eight years – our only representative in this district to do so. A w...