Cortez

Eli Tomac of Cortez got off to a slow start in both motos Friday at Redbud National in Buchanan, Michigan, and finished sixth place overall. Zach Osborne won both motocross races wire to wire and...

The Walk to End Alzheimer’s event will take place Sept 19 in Southwest Colorado, but the format will be different because of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of hosting a large gathering, the...

Gov. Jared Polis will choose a county judge for Dolores County. Current Judge E. Dale Boyd is retiring after serving since 2005. A nominating commission for the 22nd Judicial District has selected...

Local and federal fire districts teamed up to fight several small fires in the area Tuesday. Three fires were started by lightning late Monday night or early Tuesday morning, fire officials said,...

Empire Electric Association will hold an election on Oct. 8 for two open board of director seats. Three candidates are in the race for the District 4 seat, and one candidate is uncontested for...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking information about a bull elk that was killed illegally near Yellow Jacket last week. Wildlife officers said it was shot the evening of Aug. 25 or the morning...

The town of Dolores is in the process of updating the current land use code. Draft revisions are available for public review and comment. The public will be able to make comments and suggestions to...

From the moment that he began tossing a baseball around his backyard at the age of 4, Montezuma-Cortez High School sophomore Braden Hallman knew that he had found the game that he loved. As a...

Eli Tomac of Cortez bounced back from a disappointing start to the 2020 AMA Motocross series with a convincing victory Saturday at the Ironman National in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Tomac lined up...

A new municipal water source is on its way to Navajo and Jicarilla Apache communities in northwest New Mexico. Recent completion of the Cutter Lateral Water Treatment Plant in San Juan County is a...

Drought conditions have worsened in Southwest Colorado, causing a string of record-breaking temperatures, irrigation shortages and decreased crop yields. On Aug. 25, Montezuma County went from a...