It’s 2 a.m. and you’re sick or in pain. Should you go to the hospital emergency department or tough it out until your doctor’s office opens in the morning? Or you’re at work on a weekday morning and b...

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The Southwest Memorial Hospital laboratory has been awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of a recent onsite inspecti...

For the Montezuma-Cortez High School girls’ soccer team, an April 8 road matchup against Bayfield High School was just what the doctor ordered. Bolstered by two goals from sophomore Gabri...

At a workshop Tuesday, four city council members indicated they were interested in serving as the next mayor of Cortez. Before any procedural decisions were made, council member Shawna McLa...