Local coronavirus coverage

The 2020 Census is underway, and leaders of the Montezuma County Counts campaign are urging locals to use their increased time at home to complete the survey. For the first time, the Census is...

The Montezuma County Public Health Department and Southwest Health System announced Saturday the county’s first positive case of COVID-19. According to Southwest Health System, officials were first...

Social distancing efforts have changed nearly every facet of our lives in recent weeks, from grocery shopping to employment. And with Colorado school closures expected to stretch into the summer,...

Montezuma County schools might be closed, but the food line is open. Dolores, Mancos and Montezuma-Cortez school districts are offering free lunches and breakfasts to students 18 and younger, in...

The town of Mancos has declared a local health disaster emergency and is moving into a Tier 3 COVID-19 response plan. Declaring a local health disaster emergency will allow local small businesses...

Restaurants have been on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, and in Mancos they’re rapidly adjusting structures to stay afloat. The adjustments include new hours, hand sanitizer galore and...

As the state of Colorado has upped restrictions on public gatherings, the possibility of remote K-12 schooling is becoming an increasing reality. And local schools are scrambling to figure out how...

The Montezuma County Democrats have canceled their in-person county assembly, scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Mary Dodd, one of the assembly’s organizers, said the group had preemptively...

Montezuma County agencies are organizing efforts to meet food needs as restaurants and businesses close and residents stock up at grocery stores. The COVID-19 Mutual Aid group is facilitating food...

The city of Cortez has joined other governmental entities in declaring a state of emergency, which will allow the city to access additional state and federal funds. City Council unanimously...

As community leaders continue meeting and formulating emergency plans to confront the coronavirus outbreak, a number of Montezuma County events have been canceled or postponed. These range from...