SILVERTON – Delanie Meador said it was the adrenaline. Jim Lokey called it a touch of freedom. Dean Despalmes said it reminded him of being a kid. This weekend at Molas Pass Rec...

Wednesday, Feb. 25 11:34 a.m. A deputy responded to the 10000 block of Road 26 for a report of a stollen spool wire from her property. Thursday, Feb. 26 5:25 p.m. A Do...

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Attorneys for the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office have asked a federal judge to dismiss claims contained in a civil rights lawsuit. Filed last summer, the 10-page civil rights lawsuit all...

Today, the nearest beach is about12 hours from Montezuma County. But 100 million years ago, it was a different story, explained Mancos geologist Jon Callender at the Cortez Cultural Center on Mar. 4. ...

The ruins of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument get a statewide spotlight in the latest issue of Colorado Life Magazine. The March/April 2015 issue features the photo-heavy article “...

Last December, Coloradans got their first look at a draft of the Colorado Water Plan, which Governor Hickenlooper requested by executive order in May 2013. The draft plan represents Hickenlooper’s pr...

American treasures, like the Grand Canyon and Chaco Canyon, have been protected by the Antiquities Act, created in 1906 by President Teddy Roosevelt, who understood the value of protected landscapes. ...

To be fair to the Bureau of Land Management, its long-range planning process for the land it oversees in Southwest Colorado has been fraught with challenges. When the effort began in 2004, the local B...

A very dear friend of mine who happens to be a disabled veteran was accosted March 3 in the Cortez Walmart, and not one single person interceded on his behalf. An ignorant young man in his 20s who cla...