Cortez

Jennifer Marie Folsom has been charged with second-degree attempted murder for allegedly shooting her husband, James Lloyd Box Jr., on Haycamp Mesa outside Dolores in 2018. Box was then fatally...

The race for Montezuma County Commissioner District 3 just got competitive. Unaffiliated candidate Rebecca Samulski has obtained enough signatures to make the November ballot for the position, said...

One way to escape the summer heat in Southwest Colorado is to head for high mountain lakes. Taylor Lake in the La Plata Mountains and Columbine Lake near Silverton are worth the visit. Getting to...

A Dolores family found a new business in growing hemp, and their harvest also eases the owners’ multiple sclerosis symptoms. Richard and Tyler Tibbits are in their third year growing hemp to...

Montezuma County officials are again hopeful they have found a public area to access Bureau of Land Management land south of Summit Lake. The 2,000-acre area is landlocked by private lands, and the...

Census takers will soon begin visiting households that have not responded to the 2020 Census. The U.S. Census Bureau has launched a Stop the Knock campaign to encourage people to take the census...

The Cortez Fire Protection District lowered the fire danger level to “moderate” after spouts of heavy rainfall last week. However, a fire ban remains in effect in Montezuma County, a decision made...

At the Montezuma County Fair Saturday, the community gathered to bid on livestock raised by local 4-H youths. There were 95 animals this year, and 45 buyers representing local businesses, said Greg...

Hundreds participated in two rallies Saturday morning on Main Street in Cortez. “Walk for Justice and Peace” was organized by St. Barnabas Episcopal Church and has been held every Saturday in...

This is the fourth year that the Montelores Early Childhood Center is coordinating a school supplies donations drive. But this year is different. The organization is asking that parents apply...

Friends of Cedar Mesa have been awarded $300,000 from the World Monuments Fund to help protect the most at-risk archaeology sites in the Bears Ears area of southeast Utah. The contribution is part...