Cortez

After the city of Cortez canceled the fireworks show, Montezuma County and local musicians decided to offer a free July Fourth music festival at the fairgrounds. The COVID-19 Rock ’n’ Roll Escape...

The Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 board of education approved a $34 million budget Tuesday night at its regular June meeting. The budget adjusted the one proposed a few weeks ago, after the...

The race for Montezuma County Commissioner District 3 could get competitive. Rebecca Samulski of Mancos plans to petition onto the November ballot as an unaffiliated candidate. If her petition is...

The city of Cortez’s sixth inventory of historic properties identified more than a dozen buildings of historical importance — including the Cortez Post Office and three homes relocated from the old...

An American icon of retail department stores has departed Cortez. Even its location at Market and Main streets evokes its enduring symbol of traditional brick-and-mortar capitalism. But after more...

Restaurant owner Kent Lindsay and Colorado brand inspector Joel Stevenson have won the Republican Primary for Montezuma County Commissioner Districts 2 and 3. Unofficial results were released at...

A collision between a pickup truck and a semitrailer on U.S. Highway 491 Tuesday hospitalized one man and closed the highway about 2 miles north of Pleasant View. The crash was reported at 1:19...

A fire in Yellow Jacket Canyon southwest of Lewis reached 395 acres Monday and was 50% contained by Tuesday. The blaze, dubbed the Yellow Jacket Fire, has burned on private land and on Canyons of...

After months of closures, the city of Cortez gradually has reopened facilities and services. Keeping up with rapidly changing rules and regulations, officials have reopened many programs and...

Habitat for Humanity of Montezuma County just kicked off another home build in Cortez, with plans to finish it by this fall. Last week, Habitat for Humanity’s board of directors, staff, supporters,...

Montezuma County has been awarded a $5.8 million federal grant to construct the first 7.5 miles of the 17-mile Paths to Mesa Verde Trail connecting the national park with Mancos and Cortez. The...