After four months of renovations, the Ute Mountain Indian Trading Company and Gallery is opening its doors to the public for the first time on Saturday, May 2. The space – prime U.S. 160 fr...

Apply for Infant/toddler quality expansion grants The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County, as a recipient of the Colorado Infant and Toddler Quality and Availability Grant (HB 13-129...

PARACHUTE – To understand the importance of the energy industry in Parachute, look no further than its 2015 sales-tax revenue. The town of about 1,100 residents finds itself coping with th...

Wish you could launch your kayak or paddle boat in town? The Cortez Parks and Recreation Department is trying to make that possible at the new Geer Natural Area and Denny Lake Park, which a...

Cortez Integrated Health, a major provider of primary, pediatric and mental health care in Montezuma County, was recently awarded $541,667 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to furt...

Facing a Montezuma County Sheriff’s investigation since February, deputy Lyle Bayles resigned late last week. Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin released a two-sentence statement on Sund...

A year or so after the Ebola virus was running rampant in parts of three West African countries, a look back by multiple observers is producing an almost complete story of what took place. In many res...