Target Tobacco Action Group wants to share some important facts about secondhand smoke. First of all, what is secondhand smoke? It is smoke from the burning end of the cigarette, pipe or c...

Southwest Colorado Community College has hired a new full-time coordinator for its Emergency Medical Services Program just as new courses are scheduled to begin. Troy Salazar has transferre...

Colorado’s second hunting season began Saturday, but determining just how many hunters from Colorado and around nation will descend on Southwest Colorado, which has some of the largest elk herds anywh...

Twenty years after its grand opening, the Cortez Wendy’s, 221 E. Main Street, has been remodeled. Highlighting renovations to the building is a new paint job and an expanded dining room are...

During a family vacation to Mesa Verde National Park as an 8-year-old, Laurie Knutson, was haunted by her imagination. Her visions included images of young Pueblo children falling from their cliffside...

Editor: Safety. Health care. Education. These essential services are the backbone of a healthy and thriving community. Last year, this community said “yes” to education. We recognize the in...

There are three questions related to funding for fire and emergency services in Montezuma County and voters will weigh in on up to two of them, depending on where they live. The issues differ somewhat...

Editor: The Montezuma County Hospital District board is asking the voters to remove the state law restrictions that prevent it from obtaining large state Department of Local Affairs grants....

Editor: The Cortez Fire Protection District needs our help to maintain and improve emergency services for all of us who live, work and/or own property in the district. We can help by voting...

A Towaoc women and a husband and wife from New Mexico were killed after a head-on collision Sunday afternoon south of Cortez on U.S. 160. The Colorado State Patrol confirmed that a Kia Sore...