Tuesday, Aug. 26 9:22 a.m.: A man reported internet fraud at the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office on the 20800 block of Road W in Cortez. He and his wife lost $2,450 in a scam involving a fake puppy ...

CORTEZ – They might as well get used to it. While most underclassmen may not have fully experienced the varsity-level rivalry between the Demons and Panthers over the past decade, their 2025 encounter...

Cortez will host a series of community events in late September. Festivities begin Friday, Sept. 12, with the rescheduled First Friday Movie in the Park at Montezuma Park, starting just after 8 p.m. ...

Montezuma-Cortez High School has announced the theme for this year’s homecoming parade and opened entries to local schools and community members. The theme is “Rio Nights: Carnival in the Sky.” The pa...

The Rural Eco-Devo Summit 2025, a joint effort of Fundamental Needs and the Montezuma Leadership Network, kicks off with a series of business workshops leading up to a pitch competition aimed at suppo...

Recently, a pro-gun event flyer was posted on the What’s Up Mancos/Dolores/Cortez Facebook page. It could easily be interpreted as an incitement to violence. A big red band across the top reads: “ELIM...

There were numerous Montezuma County residents – longtime residents – who yearned for a location to display and store the many artifacts that had been acquired over the years, which were part and parc...

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser will be in Cortez Friday morning, Sept. 12, for a community conversation with Montezuma County. Weiser is scheduled to hold the public event at the Cortez Chamber...

Prescribed burns are scheduled to begin mid-September in the Dolores Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest, according to a news release issued Tuesday by the U.S. Forest Service. The burns w...

Purgatory Resort announced this week that construction of its new Gelande chairlift will not be finished in time for the 2025-26 ski season as planned. In a blog post on Purgatory’s website, General ...