Cortez

Car racing has resumed at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds Speedway, and this week a limited fan base will be welcomed back. The June 5-6 races will include requirements for racers, pit crews and...

The Montezuma County Health Department will offer free COVID-19 testing for any community member on June 3 at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. No symptoms or appointments are...

Unless an unaffiliated candidate petitions onto the November general election ballot, the Montezuma County commissioner race for District 2 and 3 seats likely will be decided during the June 30...

Colorado lawmakers will begin debate Monday on the $30.3 billion coronavirus-sickened state budget — and no one is happy. “Do we love this budget? No,” said state Rep. Daneya Esgar, a Pueblo...

The Colorado legislature will not be in session on Friday or Saturday as planned after destructive protests in downtown Denver on Thursday night in response to the death of a black man during a...

A head-on crash involving a semitrailer and a Dodge SUV closed U.S. Highway 160 for three hours early Friday morning east of Cortez, according to the Colorado State Patrol. A 30-year old female...

A woman was seriously burned May 21 from an explosion in her camper parked on the San Juan National Forest near Mancos, according to the Montezuma County Sheriff’s office. The woman, who is from...

District Judge Todd Plewe sentenced Shane French Tuesday to a three-year prison sentence and two years’ parole after a guilty verdict for felony menacing against a peace officer. In a January...

A heat wave is expected to hit Southwest Colorado on Wednesday, which will likely exacerbate already high fire danger conditions. Megan Stackhouse, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service...

In a unique ceremony that followed social-distancing guidelines and took over the south side of Cortez, the Montezuma-Cortez Class of 2020 graduated from high school. All the while remaining in...

As the sun rose over the Cortez Cemetery, a small crowd gathered for a Memorial Day ceremony presented by the American Legion Post 75. “This morning, we honor all veterans who have served, and give...