Canyons Alliance marks first year

Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance invites you to celebrate its first birthday on Saturday, April 5, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, 23390 Road K, Cortez. ...

Cronk plea deal may hinge on whether he can pick jail

Ex-Montezuma County Undersheriff Robin Cronk might plead guilty to public-corruption charges if he's allowed to choose where he can serve his sentence. Cronk's court-appointed def...

Conrad Ira 'Coke' Halls

Conrad Ira "Coke" Halls was born April 16, 1947, in Farmington, N.M., the son of Ralph and Betty Zane (Hatch) Halls. He passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Durango, Colo. on Tuesday, Marc...

Fire damages home on Highway 184

A fire at the Honeycutt residence on Highway 184 was a close call, officials say. The family fled the home after a second-floor bedroom caught fire, says Kim Jones, of Dolores Fire. ...

Six candidates run in fire district

Six candidates are seeking three seats in the upcoming Cortez Fire Protection District election. The polling place for the May 6, election is Cortez Fire Station 1 at 30 N. Ash St...

Girls improv team going to state finals

Four performed in Destination Imagination

Totten revived for irrigation

A experimental irrigation program using Totten Reservoir is helping out McElmo Canyon farmers. The small lake, east of Cortez, is owned by the Dolores Water Conservancy District. ...

PBS films show at Crow Canyon, Indian Camp ruin

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and a ruin at Indian Camp Ranch are being featured in the PBS series Time Team America. "The Lost Pueblo Village" episode will be screened at the...

Kopp pushes gun rights, lower taxes

He's one of seven Republican candidates hoping to oust Hickenlooper as governor

HerStory: Three one-act plays portray pioneer women who left legacies locally

The theatrical performance, HerStory, packed the Cortez Cultural Center last week. An audience of 90 enjoyed three one-act plays on pioneer women who influenced Rico and Disappoin...

Tipton's ski-water bill OK'd by House

Bipartisan support largely collapses amid White House's veto threat

Four Corners water bill narrowly survives

DENVER - A water-efficiency bill from Southwest Colorado lawmakers narrowly survived Wednesday, providing a hint of the debate Coloradans will have this year over how they should use their w...