Cortez

Locals spread in front of Southwest Memorial Hospital Friday morning with eyes to the skies as two Colorado Air National Guard jets sped by on a flyover over Southwest Colorado. Cortez was one stop...

Cortez residents will still be able to recreate this summer, although it will look different. On May 12, the City Council approved a series of recreation-related items, including the closure of the...

Lab equipment for rapid testing of COVID-19 arrived Thursday at Southwest Memorial Hospital. The much-anticipated BD MAX Lab Analyzer produces test results in two to four hours, compared with two...

The Montezuma County Tri-Chambers of Commerce have released a “Back to Business Toolkit” to help businesses adjust to state restrictions, and be prepared for reopening. The toolkit helps explain...

The Montezuma County Coroner’s office has disputed the state’s claim of a third fatal case of the coronavirus in Cortez after finding that the person died of alcohol poisoning. County Coroner...

Monday, July 6 The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Montezuma and La Plata counties on Monday reported 34,257 cases of COVID-19, including 1,691 deaths statewide. Of the...

A webinar on local wildfire conditions and mitigation will be broadcast online May 21 at 6 p.m. by the Dolores Watershed Resilient Forest Collaborative. The presentation, titled “What Is My...

A Towaoc man was found dead at City Park in Cortez early on May 4, according to the Cortez Police Department. Sebastian Yellow, 35, was found unresponsive by passersby southwest of the city pool,...

The Cortez Municipal Airport has received federal aid to help weather the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the CARES Act economic relief package, the airport recently received a $633,102 in grant...

At its virtual meeting May 6, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously approved the 2020-2021 OHV Trail Grant funding award recommendations for $4.273 million to fund 60 trail...

To help support pet owners during the coronavirus pandemic, the Colorado Pet Pantry has donated 15 tons of pet food to For Pets’ Sake and the Ute Mountain Ute tribe. A semitrailer stacked with 32...