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Colorado governor declares disaster emergency for Montezuma, Dolores counties

Ferris Fire is 19% contained, but severe weather is making firefighting conditions difficult

DATE: Jul 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County detective sergeant receives DEA award amid disbandment of narcotics investigation team

Budget cuts end Montezuma-Cortez Narcotics Investigation Team despite high drug crime rates

DATE: Jul 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma and Dolores County feral cat program stretched thin during ‘kitten season’

Kittens keep popping up despite decades-long spaying and neutering efforts

DATE: Jul 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Detention officer reportedly causes courthouse lock down in Aztec

William Johnston distressed by issuance of restraining order

DATE: Jul 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Montezuma County’s top administrator resigns; search begins for new leader

Travis Anderson to pursue a job in the private sector

DATE: Jul 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bear spotted near Parque de Vida

Colorado Parks and Wildlife warns that fires and drought are pushing wildlife to urban areas

DATE: Jul 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Visually impaired youth find independence at Camp Abilities Four Corners

Program was created for visually impaired children living in rural areas

DATE: Jul 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Education

New signs at Mancos State Park feature local art

Colorado Parks and Wildlife project revamps interpretive signs for park goers in three distinct panels

DATE: Jul 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County bison rancher to provide meat to Cortez food pantries

Nonprofit will purchase herd to donate meat to food assistance programs

DATE: Jul 7, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Fireworks light up night sky at Cortez’s Fourth of July celebration

Thousands of attendees flocked to Parque de Vida for pyrotechnics and live music

DATE: Jul 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Air quality advisory issued as wildfire smoke blankets Southwest Colorado

Young, elderly and those with heart disease and respiratory illnesses should consider staying indoors

DATE: Jul 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ferris Fire northwest of Dolores grows to nearly 51,622 acres

Blaze was 22% contained following Monday’s mitigation efforts

DATE: Jul 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado governor declares disaster emergency for Montezuma, Dolores counties

Montezuma County detective sergeant receives DEA award amid disbandment of narcotics investigation team

Montezuma and Dolores County feral cat program stretched thin during ‘kitten season’

Detention officer reportedly causes courthouse lock down in Aztec

Montezuma County’s top administrator resigns; search begins for new leader

Bear spotted near Parque de Vida

Visually impaired youth find independence at Camp Abilities Four Corners

New signs at Mancos State Park feature local art

Montezuma County bison rancher to provide meat to Cortez food pantries

Photos: Fireworks light up night sky at Cortez’s Fourth of July celebration

Air quality advisory issued as wildfire smoke blankets Southwest Colorado

Ferris Fire northwest of Dolores grows to nearly 51,622 acres

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