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A growing apple market in Southwest Colorado just got a commercial boost. The nonprofit Montezuma Apple Orchard Restoration Project has received a $323,000 grant from the U.S. Department of...

In Tuesday’s election, Dolores County voters decided on county commissioners, two tax questions and a term-limit question, according to unofficial results from the Dolores County Clerk and...

Republican incumbent Marc Catlin defeated Democratic candidate Seth Cagin in a landslide victory of 65% to 35% in the race for the Colorado House of Representatives, according to final unofficial...

In a national first, Colorado voters are leaning toward joining the national popular vote movement to change the way the U.S. picks presidents. Voters considered whether to uphold a 2019 law that...

In unofficial final results, Republican Joel “Joe” Stevenson won the race for Montezuma County Commissioner District 3 by a margin of 57% to 43% over Unaffiliated candidate Rebecca Samulski....

Montezuma County Democrats held a virtual Election Day watch party Tuesday evening to celebrate reaching and exceeding their advocacy goals, despite clear outcomes in the election. Results were not...

Democrat Joe Biden cruised to victory Tuesday night in Colorado, taking the state’s nine electoral votes in a contest that was never in doubt. The former vice president’s victory over President...

Montezuma County Republicans gathered Tuesday in Cortez for an election night watch party hosted by J. Fargo’s Family Dining & Micro Brewery. Manager Tiffany Ghere offered $2 beer specials for the...

A tumultuous national election could see drawn-out vote counts and lawsuits that delay the declaration of a winner in the presidential race. But Coloradans are likely to get some key answers ...

The surge of COVID-19 patients never came for Southwest Memorial Hospital, but it’s prepared if it does. Southwest Memorial has seven negative-pressure isolation rooms to treat COVID-19 patients...

San Juan National Forest Fuels Crew Supervisor Vince Mowery is deep in the forest above Dolores clipping Gambel oak and snowberry bushes, pulling off pine needles, grabbing a handful of forest duff...