Like many middle-aged men in the Cortez area, Dean Palmquist and Joe Strunce live wholesome lives that include families, jobs and numerous recreational activities. Until earlier this summer,...

Competing in one of their final meets of the summer during the Western Slope Championships in Grand Junction, July 12-14, members of the Cortez Water Dragons swim club showed marked improvement...

Among the scores of high school athletes in Colorado, Mancos High School brothers Caden Showalter and Connor Showalter stand out thanks to their chiseled physiques, slickly-combed hair and smooth...

Since her arrival on the high school rodeo circuit three years ago, soon-to-be Dolores High School senior Dara Suckla has become known for her skill with ropes and her horse with a catchy name....

For almost as long as he can remember, 13-year-old Miles Frost has been drawn to a baseball diamond. Not long after he could walk, he started playing catch in the backyard with his mother, and now,...

Less than 24 hours after fireworks light up the sky on the Fourth of July, engines will roar at Fairgrounds Speedway during what promises to be another exciting rendition of dirt track stock car...

As the sun sank toward the horizon at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds on June 29, ranchers and horses joined bovine companions at the Four States Ag Expo Ranch Rodeo for a dance that has gone on...

Beginning at 5 on Saturday night, those lucky enough to be at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds will have an opportunity to watch teams of ranchers get down and dirty during this year’s Ranch Rodeo....

With the sun shining and a light breeze blowing, 168 runners set out Saturday from the Mancos Public Library to compete in the Cowboy Half Marathon 5K, and Fun Run. The annual fundraiser for the...

For as long as Caisey Duran and Alec Trennepohl can remember, guns, ammunition and target shooting have been a part of their lives. By the time that they could walk, both college students had...