As of March 11, development within the city of Cortez answers to a new land use code. Tuesday evening, Cortez City Council unanimously agreed to repeal its 30-year-old code and adopt the revised one t...

If you’re looking for work, you’re in luck. The city of Cortez is looking to hire. “Whether you are a student seeking summer employment, an individual looking to gain experience in a recreational set...

The first sober living facility in Montezuma County officially opened its doors at the end of February. It’s called Silver Lining Recovery Homes, and it’s a safe space where recovering addicts can li...

CORTEZ – Eighty minutes into the 2025 spring season, one thing has become clear – the future is now for Montezuma-Cortez High School soccer. Fielding a team that featured varsity newcomers in the fron...

In the Trump administration’s quest to “Make America Healthy Again,” there may be no bigger target than ultraprocessed foods. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has cited “highl...

The Durango Police Department hopes to install automated speed enforcement cameras by summer. The initiative was developed in response to residents’ concerns about speeding. While the plan has faced p...

Oh Kumbaya! There is common ground for those who voted for, or against, Donald Trump to be President of the United States again. First, we can all agree that he won the election. Second, Kamala Harris...

I’ve been following the national events since President Donald Trump assumed office. Donald Trump ran for president on many things, but foremost was improving the economy for working people. Donald Tr...

I find it amazing that with all the turmoil and conflict Trump is creating in our government, Republican members of Congress are doing nothing to stop it. They’re doing this despite Republican town h...

Three years ago, Americans were cheering on Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian military, for very good reason. Imaginative defensive tactics were thwarting what the Russians thought would be an eas...