The following is a recap of local events for this time period throughout history. 25 years ago (2000) Citing lack of public support, members of the Farmington School Board Thursday shelved the idea of...

After every San Juan County Magistrate recused themselves from the DWI case of the ousted Montezuma County District Attorney Christian Hatfield, the case has been assigned to Sierra County Judge Thoma...

Sunday, Jan. 19 2:29 a.m. A man and woman were drinking and stopped at a rest area in the 32000 block of U.S. Highway 160 to use the toilet. When she came out, her husband was gone. A Mancos Marshal’...

Thursday, Jan. 23 12:51 p.m. A man was cited with trespassing at the Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St., where he is banned. 2:09 p.m. A man was served with a warrant at the Montezuma County Deten...

At his sentencing hearing in Montezuma County District Court, Duece Martinez was sentenced in five cases, and six others were dismissed as part of his global plea bargain. Martinez appeared via Webex...

U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd visited the Disabled American Veterans center in Cortez around noon on Wednesday, Jan. 29. A few members of the DAV and public were there, mingling and enjoying pineapple and peppe...

On Thursday, Jan. 30, a two-vehicle collision in Cortez on U.S. Highway 491 affected traffic for almost two hours, and put both drivers in the hospital. A 40 year-old-man from Boise, Idaho, who was d...

A two-story home on Road 46 near the Mancos Hill in Southwest Colorado burned down Wednesday afternoon. The homeowners and their pets were uninjured in the fire. Homeowner Philip Russell told Montezum...

As Colorado invests in broadband, it’s looking to develop its broadband workforce. The state expects roughly 3,000 “high-quality jobs” in telecommunications to be created once it spends its more than...

Durango’s shuttered Planned Parenthood clinic will not reopen until at least June, said Adrienne Mansanares, CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. During a trip chalked full of visits to P...