The Plateau Fire, burning about 13 miles northeast of Dolores, grew to 4,450 acres by Saturday, and the San Juan National Forest on Thursday announced that it was expanding its road closures east to t...

The Southwest Colorado Pickleball Association wants to congratulate the city of Cortez in its pursuit and completion of the new dedicated outdoor pickleball courts. What a great complement to the alre...

I note with interest that today’s (online) edition of the Cortez Journal lists four “Cortez Events” – none of which actually take place in Cortez, as is frequently the case. Three are Durango venues, ...

On June 18, the Montezuma County commissioners passed a resolution that asserts rights of way on roads, routes and trails in the Rico West Dolores District of the San Juan National Forest. The action ...

Did you know you can now have the “luxury” of paying your Mancos Rural Water bill online by eBill? What a deal! It will only cost you $5 each and every month to access something that shoul...

I am a farmer in La Plata County, and all our hay crops are less than half this year. Because of our historical drought conditions and the large wildfires, there has been lots of talk about the changi...

Less than a month ago, we heard a tragic yet all too familiar story on the news: another mass shooting, this one at a Maryland newspaper. After that, we received something else all too familiar; the t...