Boyfriend’s letter to inmate goes to pot

Jail test determines envelope included marijuana

Utes request added diplomacy with Re-1

Improved lines of communication could enhance relations with Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 school officials, and more important, benefit students, according to Ute Mountain Ute leaders. “...

Data reveal racial disparity in Cortez special education

About 40 percent of Native students in special ed, Carter says

Jill Carlson: Cortez City Council candidate

Name: Jill Carlson Age: 34 Occupation: Attorney Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated 1. How do you define freedom of information, and what three actio...

Monica Plewe: Cortez City Council candidate

Name: Monica Plewe Age: 42 Occupation: Full-time mom of five 1. How do you define freedom of information, and what three action items will you introduce to g...

Karen Sheek: Cortez City Council candidate

Name: Karen Sheek Age: 69 Occupation:Co-owner, Seas’nings Catering / Retired Educator 1. How do you define freedom of information, and what three action item...

Ty Keel: Cortez City Council candidate

Name: Ty Keel Age: 45 Occupation: Educator/Current Mayor Pro-Tem Cortez 1. How do you define freedom of information, and what three action items would you in...

State GED test numbers plummet

Data suggest Common Core standards discourage testing

Colorado troopers remind drivers of ‘move over’ law

The Colorado State Patrol in Durango is reminding drivers of the “move over” law, which requires drivers to reduce their speed and move over when passing a stationary emergency vehicle. ...

Icy patch blamed for slow justice

Court postpones burglary trial a third time

CPD: No updates in apparent BB gun shooting

Local authorities have yet to solve an apparent BB gun shooting spree that occurred more than a week ago along Main Street. As of press deadlines on Monday, Cortez Police Departm...

Adams State announces guaranteed tuition

Adams State University has announced a guaranteed-tuition program for undergraduate students enrolled in on-campus classes, according to President Beverlee J. McClure. The Adams State Board ...