For decades, families and tourists camped at Sage Hen, a San Juan National Forest campground that is one of a few areas suitable for camping on the shores of McPhee Reservoir. But beginning...

As part of its ongoing management of Colorado River reservoirs, the Bureau of Reclamation has determined that, based on the best available data projections of Lake Powell and Lake Mead reservoir eleva...

State officials have received the first reported equine case of West Nile virus this year. The case was diagnosed Aug. 14, in a three-month-old colt from Montezuma County. The transmission...

Combining small-town charm, a top-notch course and lots of impressive golf, the 34th Annual Pinto Bean Classic, held Aug. 17-18 at Conquistador Golf Course, did not disappoint. By the end of the two-d...

Last weekend, while perusing the daily sports news, I stumbled across a harrowing story. Chris Boyd, a 21-year-old wide receiver for the Vanderbilt University Commodores, had been indicted for alleged...

The Montezuma Mayhem, a semi-pro football team based in Cortez is looking seeking adults interested in playing full-contact football. No experience is necessary, but an understanding of the game of fo...

Playing in their first tournament of the season, Montezuma-Cortez Golfers would have been excused had they felt some butterflies in their stomachs. There were no butterflies for this group, however, o...

Mention a four-, six-, eight- or 10-mile run and most of us cringe. For members of the Montezuma-Cortez High School Cross Country team, however, the prospect of such long distances is music to the ear...