Editor: Apparently there are adults who still fear the dark. Weather and sin are not related. Undoubtedly ancient peoples felt the mystical nonsensical that brought the rain as well as the ...

When wildfire strikes in Colorado, as it does with increasing frequency, a patchwork of agencies — local, state and federal — typically responds. Dispatching a full cavalcade of forces to prevent disa...

Editor: Last week, we had yet another mass shooting, and unfortunately they seem to be occurring more frequently. I fear that many people are becoming calloused to the shootings...

Editor: It is vitally important that consumers begin to understand the value of paying a farmer a fair price for his/her efforts. There is great value in the multiplier effect family-based ...

In a unique outdoor setting, Cortez-area students are enjoying the opportunity to learn about ancestral Puebloans, the plants and animals they depended upon for their survival, and the villages in whi...

Brianna Martin of Cortez graduated with a bachelor of arts from Adams State University in during the spring 2013 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 11, in Plachy Hall. Martin received a Bachelor o...

The Ute Mountain Ute election will be held Friday, Oct. 11, in Towaoc and White Mesa. In Towaoc polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Community Center. In White Mesa polls will be open from ...

The Dolores River Anglers of Trout Unlimited will hold its annual business meeting and election of board members at the Cortez Elk’s Lodge at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30. Also, Jason Willis, fi...

Wednesday, Sept. 18 Dispatch advised police that a female caller said there was a highly intoxicated male leaving Dove Creek headed toward Cortez in a white four-door sedan. Police observed...

To reach the state tennis tournament in the always-difficult Region VIII, Montezuma-Cortez High School tennis players must defeat opponents hailing from Aspen, Durango, Vail, Montrose and Steamboat Sp...