Brett Likes announces Montezuma County Commissioner run

Likes to run for November 2026 election eyeing the seat held by current Commissioner Jim Candelaria

Southwest Colorado drivers may see more deer, elk on roads with time change, mating season

CPW urges caution with holiday decorations, wildlife encounters

New Enterprise Zone business tax credit boundaries will go into effect in 2026

Some Southwest Colorado businesses may be eligible for incentives

Hickenlooper honors Ute Chairman Manuel Heart on Senate floor

Heart’s time as chairman ‘will undoubtedly leave thousands of lives better off’

Former New Mexico lawmaker nominated to lead Bureau of Land Management

The agency manages about 10% of land in the U.S.

Southern Ute healer describes traditional blessings in Wall trial

Day features extended cross of lead agent followed by expert testimony

Update: State lawmakers to speak at Dolores library; seating is limited

Newsletter said Sen. Cleave Simpson and Rep. Katie Stewart would speak about special session, touch on ICE incident

Mancos RE-6 mill-levy override leads with 61.16% support in unofficial results

The mill-levy will increase staff pay

Unofficial results for Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school district seats

Numbers released for eleven candidates

Colorado voters approve Proposition LL, letting state keep, spend all revenue it collects for school meals

The measure’s passage means the state no longer has limits on the money it collects and spends for the Healthy School Meals for All

Colorado voters approve tax increase on high earners to fund school meals, food stamps

Proposition MM’s passage means Colorado will fully fund free breakfast and lunch for all public school students

Taylor and McClure lead in Mancos RE-6 school board seats; mill levy also leads

Unofficial results also indicate that strong support for the mill levy