With the regular season winding down, Tuesday night’s volleyball action delivered high-stakes drama. Mancos and Montezuma-Cortez battled through seesaw matches but came up short. Telluride 3, Mancos 1...

Tuesday, Sept. 30 12:48 p.m.: A man in the 37000 block of U.S. Highway 160 near Mancos reported that a box of custom-made sterling silver jewelry, valued at about $7,690, was missing from his truck. T...

The town of Dolores is finalizing its 2026 budget, with municipal expenditures projected at roughly $1.1 million. Major issues before the town board include a proposed $4.3 million water-main replacem...

A public hearing on solar and land use code revisions for alternative energy in Montezuma County will be held Tuesday, Nov. 18, with a possible second moratorium on sun-powered panels on the table. A ...

At its Monday night meeting, the Mancos RE-6 school board swore in two student members for the 2025–26 school year, reviewed the upcoming mill levy election and discussed safety and the strategic plan...

Montezuma County 4-H celebrated the 2025–26 season with about 175 people at its annual Achievement Night on Oct. 11, recognizing outstanding members, leaders and community supporters who contributed t...

Only in America do parents have to send their children to school with the fear that they may not come home because of a shooting. As a mother to a 9-year-old, this is extremely concerning to me. This ...

I support Laura DeWitt for RE-1 School Board. I served for two years with Laura while on the District Accountability Committee. Laura is a good listener with a desire to improve education for all stud...

Banned Books Week, observed Oct. 5 to 11, has come and gone, but its message deserves to linger. Across Montezuma and La Plata counties, public libraries continue to champion one of democracy’s core v...