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Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office to host annual awards

The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office will host its annual awards presentation Friday, Jan. 9, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Montezuma-Cortez High School’s Ralph Vavak Theater, 418 S. Sligo St. The...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Community

Thank you for making the Parade of Lights happen

The Four Corners Board of Realtors Parade of Lights committee would like to give a heartfelt thank-you to everyone that made the 2025 Annual Parade of Lights happen. We could not have done i...

DATE: Dec 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Thank You Letters

Praising Cortez’s Southwest Health System

On July 10, I crashed my motorcycle riding in Echo Basin. After driving myself 30 miles to the ER, I discovered my left lung had collapsed. I also had five broken ribs (two in two places), a...

DATE: Aug 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Thank You Letters

Thank you Cortez and the Celtic Fair

My wife and I moved to Bayfield two years ago. Although we have friends in Cortez that we visit now and then, this year we heard about the Celtic Fair and just had to come on over. (We both ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Thank You Letters

Shelby Jabour named to Graceland University dean’s list

The honor roll lists for Graceland University’s 2024 fall term have been announced, and Shelby Jabour of Mancos has been named to the dean’s list. Graceland University students with a GPA be...

DATE: Jan 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

National Parks invite public to witness winter solstice phenomenon

Sunset solstice alignment observation taking place at Aztec Ruins

DATE: Dec 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

With heartfelt gratitude

On behalf of the Friends of Aztec Seniors & Community, we want to express our heartfelt appreciation for the unwavering support of San Juan and La Plata counties during our annual Vegas Nite...

DATE: Dec 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

AstroSaturday: Luminaria Stargaze on Dec. 7

Join the San Juan College Planetarium for their ‘AstroSaturday: Luminaria Stargaze’ on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. During the three hour event, the campus lights will be turned off...

DATE: Dec 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

Annual luminaria display at college will be held Dec. 7

The annual luminarias event at San Juan College will kick off the holiday season with an aesthetic and tranquil glow on Saturday, Dec. 7. The cherished tradition, now in its 46th year, will...

DATE: Nov 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

Farmington Museum asks Indigenous artists for help

According to a Facebook post, the Farmington Museum plans to create a coloring book and proposed a request to Native American artists from the public. They have requested artists to bring a ...

DATE: Nov 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

Forge Fitness hosts open house Nov. 16

Forge Fitness, a private gym located at 915 Farmington Ave., Suite K, announces an ‘Open House’ to be held on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is invited to work out for f...

DATE: Nov 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

Charity Bowl Sale benefits Tres Rios Habitat for Humanity

The annual Charity Bowl Sale, will be hosted by San Juan College's Professor Don Ellis and his pottery students on Nov. 21 and 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Henderson Fine Arts Center, in...