A long-awaited hiking and biking trail to be built through Cortez and Mancos leading into Mesa Verde National Park has some new progress, but a longer road is further ahead, pending financial support....

The results are in — and they’re not good. An unscientific poll commissioned by Gov. Jared Polis on his proposal to build a pedestrian walkway across Lincoln Street in front of the Colorado Capitol re...

Tourism dollars help to keep Cortez, gateway to Mesa Verde National Park, on its feet. In turn, those helping to bring tourists to town must show the receipts. The Mesa Verde Country Visitor Informat...

Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ effort to get a federal court to free her on bond while she appeals her state conviction was met with apparent skepticism by a federal magistrate during a hearing...

We hear a lot about the importance of exercise for physical, mental, and emotional health. And I wholeheartedly agree, except for one all too common form of exercise I’d advise you to avoid. That woul...

Lighthouse Christian Academy, a private school operated by Lighthouse Baptist Church in Cortez, is marking its 30th anniversary as it prepares for the 2025-26 school year. The school, which was founde...

The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado has awarded $50,000 in grants to nonprofits serving youths in Southwest Colorado as part of its 25th anniversary celebration. Multiple Montezuma Cou...

At Round 8 of Motocross at Washougal Washington on July 19, Chase Sexton won first overall and Eli Tomac placed third, both upsetting Jett Lawrence and breaking his overall winning streak for the seas...

Health officials in Colorado say the state's measles outbreak is over, and the U.S. added just 10 confirmed cases nationally in the last week. Wednesday's national case count stood at 1,319, according...

Last week, the House and Senate voted to rescind, or claw back, roughly a billion dollars they had already approved to fund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s operations in 2026 and 2027. CPB a...