Cortez

Tom Marumoto wasn’t sure how he ended up at Montezuma-Cortez High School last week. But there he was, standing at center court, addressing a group of area kids that had come to learn how to improve...

At the recommendation of the sheriff and local fire chiefs, Montezuma County commissioners lifted the county-wide fire ban as of Aug. 15. “All the fire chiefs are in agreement to lift the ban,”...

An apple orchard revival is taking place in Southwest Colorado. The Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project wants to return the region back to the glory days of the early 20th century when the apple...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicade Services recently awarded Southwest Memorial Hospital a three-star rating. The ratings are part of CMS’s Hospital Compare rating, which assessed more than...

Montezuma County commissioners aired grievances about the federal government to the sympathetic ear of Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton during a meeting Wednesday in county chambers.Topics ranged...

DENVER – State attorneys on Thursday agreed that a Durango doctor and three other physicians did not violate any law or rule, despite having their licenses suspended for allegedly abusing the...

This year, the Perseid meteor shower will be more of a downpour. Thursday night into early Friday, the annual meteor shower is expected to peak with double the normal number of meteors. Scientists...

A man and woman face charges including assault with a deadly weapon after a domestic dispute in Cortez on July 29 that resulted in a vehicle collision that left three children with injuries,...

A recent poll commissioned by The Pew Charitable Trusts has found that 55 percent of Utah residents support the idea of a Bears Ears National Monument. Forty-one percent oppose the idea....