Unemployment in La Plata and Montezuma counties continues to drop after spiking in April when the most severe stay-at-home restrictions closed restaurants and most retail stores. But the downward...

Debra Gaylyn Riddle was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison plus five years on parole for the second-degree murder of her common-law husband, David J. Mooney on July 3, 2019. The sentence was...

Voters chose Norman Butler Jr. and Larry Archibeque to serve four-year terms on the Empire Electric Association board of directors during Thursday’s election. For the District 4 seat, Butler earned...

The League of Women’s Voters held an online forum Sept. 23 for the two candidates running for the District 3 Montezuma County Commission race seat. Unaffiliated Rebecca Samulski and Republican Joel...

The Empire Electric Association annual meeting and board election is Oct. 8, and voter turnout has been better than last year’s election. Three candidates are in the race for the District 4 seat,...

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe will hold an election on Oct. 9 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Community Center in Towaoc. Tribal members will choose a candidate for one open tribal council seat....

The San Juan Basin Farm Bureau will host a Meet the Candidates Night on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Montezuma County commissioners meeting room, 109 W. Main St., Cortez. All the candidates representing...

A plane crash Monday east of Telluride killed the pilot and the only passenger, according to the San Miguel County Sheriff. The two victims were newlyweds and have been identified as Costas John...

The financial health of Southwest Memorial Hospital is stable despite setbacks from the coronavirus pandemic, officials report. Southwest Health System received $5.8 million in federal Cares Act...