The Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school district has been invited to the Colorado Department of Education’s School and District Awards Ceremony on May 16. The event, hosted by CDE Commissioner Susana Córdova...

All Durango School District 9-R schools within city limits implemented security protocols Thursday after a report of an armed man at a Starbucks on north Main Avenue. The man had a warrant for his arr...

When people pick up and move, generally there’s a U-Haul involved and stops along the way include gas, bathroom breaks, food and maybe a hotel for the night. For actor, writer and musician Riley Samue...

The Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school board on Tuesday was given updates on the mill levy oversight committee and approved the 2025-26 salary schedule, despite two opposing votes. In his report, Superinten...

Since 1970, Americans have celebrated Earth Day. Its premise is simple: “fight for environmental causes and oppose environmental degradation,” as concluded in a story published in the Library of Congr...

When did the Republicans become the friend of the American worker? When did Republicans begin to feel their pain? My dad, Max Riker, left his birthplace in Germany during the worst depression in Germ...

The Bulldogs (7-7 overall, 4-0 District 1-1A league) head into league play on a high note, riding a three-game winning streak after overpowering the Bears (1-15 overall, 0-8 2A San Juan league) on Tue...

A poem written by a settler in Yellow Jacket inspired a compilation of local stories from the past that will soon take the stage in Cortez. “The minute I read it, I said, ‘Oh we’ve got to do a progra...