Jacob Klopfenstein
Position: Staff reporter

Clothesline Project honors female violence victims in Dolores

Shirts hung up in front of the Second Chance Thrift Store in Dolores on Friday were brightly colored, but the stories written on them were even more striking. The demonstration wa...

Cortez church hosts Thanksgiving dinner

St. Barbabas hosts Thanksgiving Day feast

Man pleads guilty in DUI, vehicular homicide case

James Ellis pleaded guilty this week to a vehicular homicide and DUI charge stemming from a fatal crash near Mancos on March 30. Judge Douglas Walker presided in Montezuma Distric...

Cortez man sentenced to four years in meth, opioid case

Brian Gesaman was sentenced to a four-year jail term this week Montezuma District Court in connection with a possession of a controlled-substance conviction. Judge Douglas Walker ...

Cortez advances 2017 budget; clerk wins state honor

Cortez council also advances ’17 budget

Sheriff plans to address escapes from Montezuma courts

Recent escapes reveal gaps

Mancos shops open for Small Business Saturday

Businesses in downtown Mancos will be offering deals this weekend for Small Business Saturday. “The goal is to bring people in to Mancos on that Saturday to shop local and shop sm...

Cortez small businesses showcased on Saturday

This weekend, Small Business Saturday will give Cortez shoppers an opportunity to see the diverse amount of local businesses in town, said Mark Drudge, of the Cortez Retail Enhancement Assoc...

Mancos Valley Chorus preps Christmas shows

‘Glimpses of Christmas’ includes disco ‘Jingle Bells,’ Celtic ‘Silent Night’

Mancos planners talk ADUs, Alpacka Rafts

Alpacka seeks permit to move to downtown Mancos

Driver with fourth alcohol conviction gets 150 days

Five people were sentenced in Montezuma County Court on Tuesday by Judge JenniLynn Lawrence. Edbert Elkriver was sentenced to 150 days in prison with credit for 61 days already se...

Mancos water district prepares ‘17 budget

Jackson Gulch Reservoir transfer hits some bumps