Jacob Klopfenstein
Position: Staff reporter

Cortez, Mancos students could benefit from new state test

State also seeks faster results

Montezuma assistant DA moves to La Plata County

District Attorney Furse still looking to fill vacant position

Three sentenced in DUI cases in Montezuma County court

County Court Judge JenniLynn Lawrence on Monday sentenced Lloyd Lobato to 150 days in jail in connection with a fourth DUI conviction. Defense attorney Alex Gunning requested home...

M-CHS gets high ranking for energy efficiency

Montezuma-Cortez High School is saving more energy than 89 percent of similar schools in the country, according to a rating from Energy Star, a program of the Environmental Protection Agency...

Veryl Goodnight opens new Mancos gallery

Studio is where it all started in Mancos

Chilcott opens Indian art shop in Mancos

Much of inventory is family-owned

Southwest Memorial welcomes its first baby of 2017

Dantzelle Kelly and Tim Yazzie of Cortez rang in the new year with the birth of their daughter Serenity Yazzie, the first baby born at Southwest Memorial Hospital in 2017. Serenit...

Tipton will focus on finance, veterans in 2017 Congress

Representative from Cortez plans to focus on finance, veterans, undoing Obama policies

Cortez school board approves $20.8 million budget

Cost of asbestos abatement may drop

Massage therapist opens up shop in Cortez

Susana Kirk has opened a massage therapy business as part of Desert Willow Wellness Center at 321 North St. in Cortez. Kirk offers massage and hot stone therapy, acupuncture, intu...

Mancos trustees OK dog facility, stall on ADUs

At their meeting Dec. 14, Mancos trustees approved a special-use permit for Doggie Den Daycare after an hourlong discussion about whether to allow the business. The business, a do...

Sunday fire damages Mancos home; no injuries reported

A Montezuma County family lost almost everything in a house fire early Sunday morning. Mancos Fire District Chief Tony Aspromonte said four vehicles and eight firefighters were o...