The man whose body was discovered in a boat on Ash Street in late January has been identified as Dominic Olivas. An autopsy last week didn’t show evidence of anything suspicious, said Polic...

A fatal stabbing occurred at a residence on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation in the early morning hours of Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Keisha Meya Colorow, 20, died of ...

Sam Bagge, Jenna Barner, Shundiin Kauffman and Kayla Hageman all punched their tickets to the Colorado Class 4A swimming and diving state championship last weekend during the regional meet in Grand Ju...

WASHINGTON – In 1992, James Carville popularized the adage “It’s the economy, stupid.” If the economy is ailing, people tend to vote against the party in the White House. That happened in ...

While standoffs by the Bundy bunch in Oregon and Nevada are more dramatic, almost daily I hike Bureau of Land Management trails at Mud Springs, near Cortez and often see pickup trucks destroying the t...

Where are the local Democrats? Newcomers to our area ask this question. We are here! We are in Mancos, Dolores, Cortez and Towaoc. We are a bit outnumbered by the Republicans and unaffiliated voters, ...

I am concerned that the Montezuma County commissioners are considering not publishing some, if not all, legal notices in our local paper. The commissioners have already restricted public c...

After falling behind early, the Dolores Bears (3-12) were unable to mount a comeback against the Telluride Miners (6-8) on Friday night. The Miners jumped out to a 13-6 first-quarter advant...

The Dolores Lady Bears (9-6) held the Telluride Miners (2-11) to one field goal and one free throw in the first quarter of their contest on Friday evening. The Bears came out in a 1-3-1 zon...

For over 20 years, dedicated volunteers have hosted a Christmas Dinner in Cortez to which the entire community is invited. In addition to those people who come out every year to organize, cook, serve...