While earthmoving equipment digs deeper and builds large sand banks in Bloomfield, city residents are reaching out to state agencies for about regulations regarding frack sand mining on the parcel own...

The Cortez Police Department recently replaced its drone after the previous one crashed itself during a training flight sometime early last year. “The program itself did not go away, it just has been...

Starting Thursday, the Cortez Recreation Center will host Whistle Ready! Lifeguard Prep classes to prepare individuals for work as lifeguards. The program will help registered students improve their ...

Forty-three people applied for Fruita’s city manager position, and Cortez City Manager Drew Sanders is one of four finalists. “I do want to be clear with the community that he is not being pushed out...

Fenceline Cider in Mancos will reopen Friday, Jan. 10 at 11:30 a.m. after being closed for 10 days with a new addition out front: A wood-fired pizza food truck called Sweetwater Gypsies. “We’ll miss t...

The Four Corners Community Band will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2025 through a concert in March, along with other surprises yet to be revealed. The band was created in December 1999 through the...

A 57-year-old Ridgway man died in an avalanche Tuesday while backcountry skiing east of Red Mountain Pass, between Silverton and Ouray, according to the Ouray County coroner. The victim was identifie...

The Dolores school district is preparing for its performance of “Moby Dick – Rehearsed,” scheduled for the secondary school commons on Friday, Jan. 10 and Saturday, Jan. 11. The Friday performance is ...

The 2025 Elks Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest is Saturday, Jan. 18. The contest is held every year and funded by the Elks National Foundation. The Cortez contest is hosted by the Cortez Elks, Lodge 178...