A U.S. Customs and Border Protection proposal to construct a 1.3-mile barrier along the southern skirt of a Sunland Park mountain threatens the area, local conservation groups say. Most of Mount Crist...

Superintendent Tom (Harry) Burris on June 24 announced to the Montezuma-Cortez Board of Education that his attorney has filed a defamation lawsuit against social worker and former school board candida...

The Mesa Verde Literary Festival in Mancos is expecting 50 authors to attend various panels, presentations and other events on Saturday. The event is free and open to the public. According to the Man...

The Mesa Verde Literary Festival will hold free teen art and writing workshops at the Mancos Opera House, 136 W. Grand Ave., on July 12 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Teens ages 13 to 18 years old are invi...

Montezuma-Cortez High School 2025 graduate Cruz Hernandez and junior Brian Sandner represented their school at the International Thespian Festival, held June 23-27 at Indiana University. The event, a...

No matter where you look, two initials seem to pop up everywhere – AI. Artificial intelligence has permeated modern life faster and in more ways than almost any other technological innovation ever has...

A man fell 80 to 100 feet from a cliff while hiking Tuesday on Ice Lakes Trail east of Silverton. The Silverton Medical Rescue team and the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office moved the man from the trai...

The Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school board on June 24 heard from Superintendent Tom Burris about a defamation lawsuit, received updates from the district’s English learning development program and heard f...

The Cortez Parks and Recreation Department has introduced its Park Ranger Program, appointing Jay Dollar as the first lead park ranger. This initiative aims to keep city parks and recreation facilitie...