Cortez

The shooting death of a Dolores resident on Friday afternoon has been ruled a suicide, law enforcement officials said.Montezuma County Undersheriff Vern Knuckles said deputies responded about 4:30...

The Connect 4 Broadband Initiative has a new strategy to move forward with a countywide internet project that has been stalled since early 2016. For more than a year, representatives from the...

Colorado needs teachers. Thousands of them. Colleges in the state are graduating 25 percent fewer licensed teachers than they did six years ago. The crisis is most acute in rural Colorado, where...

Herald Staff Report The total solar eclipse will be visible about 80 percent Monday in Southwest Colorado. The partial eclipse in our area will be visible from 10:18 a.m. to 1:09 p.m., with peak...

Citing safety and cultural issues, Montezuma-Cortez schools has canceled Monday’s eclipse-viewing events.Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 on Friday posted a notice about the cancellation on...

A violent fire south of Cortez on Thursday evening destroyed a shop and nearly burned down a residence. An unattended burn pile that got out of control in windy conditions sparked dry grass, then...

A truck driver was arrested north of Cortez on Monday on suspicion of second-degree assault and other charges after allegedly attacking another driver with a hammer. According to the arrest report,...

The Cortez Sanitation District board of directors is planning repairs for next year at the waste management plant and several sewer lines in the city. District Manager Jan Nelson said the pavement...

Get ready, because on Monday there’s going to be an onslaught of total-solar-eclipse photos posted to social media, and in all likelihood, even some selfies where your friends’ heads eclipse the...

Following a Colorado Supreme Court ruling, Kinder Morgan has informed Montezuma County that it will stop claiming a contested tariff deduction on their tax filings, county assessor Leslie Bugg...

Montezuma County commissioners on Monday voted 2-1 to approve a 10 percent raise for elected officials.Commissioners Keenan Ertel and James Lambert voted for the raise, and Larry Don Suckla voted...