At the end of March, a conservation easement on 720 acres of land outside Mancos will protect it from future development. The land has “been an operational cattle ranch for centuries” and is in Chicke...

Chase Sexton placed first overall in Round 13 of the 2025 Supercross season in Philadelphia, maintaining his place behind standings leader Cooper Webb. Meanwhile, the injured Eli Tomac of Cortez share...

U.S. attorneys say the Free Land Holder Committee has failed to respond to its lawsuit in a proper and timely way, and on April 1 filed a motion requesting that the U.S.> District Court in Denver ente...

Editor’s note: The three-part series about the loss of Montezuma County’s noxious weed program was published in September. This is the original, uncut version. Montezuma County’s noxious weed pr...

During the 31 days of March, Cortez received just 0.41 inches of precipitation. That’s less than half – 48% – of the 0.86-inch average for the month, and it brings the city’s year-to-date precipitatio...

After starting the season 0-5, Dove Creek is turning things around with key Class 1A District 1 wins by defeating No. 3 Nucla 5-1 last Tuesday and sweeping top-ranked Sargent in a doubleheader, 10-8 a...

A 17-year-old drowsy driver veered off the road in Pleasant View and crashed into a building on a sunny Sunday evening, March 30. The silver SUV was traveling northbound on Colorado Highway 491 when i...

CORTEZ – With five of the eight San Juan Basin League track and field teams converging on the Bob Archibeque Invitational on Friday, the meet had the feel of a midseason measuring stick with the leagu...

CORTEZ – Talk about a crowd-pleasing effort. In front of their family and friends for their lone home track meet of the season, Montezuma-Cortez put on a show, topping the field for both the boys and ...

There is an urgent need to protect communities from the growing threat of catastrophic wildfires. However, The Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471) supported by Rep. Jeff Hurd is not the best solution. ...