Cortez

Dispute over pot plant erupts at a Cortez church

In a three-page report, Cortez Police Department Officer Mark Adkins wrote that he responded to St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 110…

October 19, 2015

Local News

Emergency signal set to improve near Mancos

tower will help emergency responders’ communications

October 18, 2015

Local News

Box, Plentyholes elected to Ute Mountain council

elected council member says members shouldn’t give up dreams

October 12, 2015

Local News

Phil’s World at heart of planning battle

Could that scene play out at Phil’s World biking park? The Bureau of Land Management-administered area could also be leased…

October 12, 2015

Local News

Montezuma panel to advise BLM on wells

Commissioners strongly oppose oil-and-gas master lease plan

October 12, 2015

Local News

Sleeping Ute flower rebounds

first time since 1996, rare plant is no longer endangered

October 11, 2015

Local News

Century-old Rico mines require ongoing monitoring

Officials unsure what’s happening in tunnels

October 11, 2015

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Saddling up for Bernie Sanders

to ride from Cortez to Glenwood

October 9, 2015

Local News

Are our headwaters at risk of a mine leak?

Officials unsure what’s happening in tunnels

October 8, 2015

Food

Doughnuts and dinner in Cortez

Main Street eatery will offer doughnuts and a gourmet menu

October 6, 2015

Local News

Environmentalists stop grazing on monument

allotments delayed pending more studies

October 4, 2015

Local News

Cultural Center plans to keep iconic Market Street building

Nonprofit needs to raise $90,000, more volunteers

October 3, 2015

Good Earth

150 elk roam the wilds of Mesa Verde

About 150 elk make the park home, and they are mostly non-migratory, said park biologist Paul Morey. “They’ve figured out…

September 30, 2015

Local News

Montezuma County kids face uphill battle

ranks last in Colorado in annual Kid’s Count report

September 30, 2015

Business

Couple opens solar business in Cortez

and Joe LaVenture find town affordable

September 29, 2015

Local News

Montezuma County irked by BLM map

Commissioners resist oil-and-gas plan

September 27, 2015

Local News

State questions tax break

Blanket abatement reduces ag land values

September 24, 2015

Local News

State agrees to improve flows on Lower Dolores

Conservation Board says higher flows will improve river and fish health

September 17, 2015

Local News

Colorado may give mascots second look

Lieutenant guv: Names are ‘offensive’

September 14, 2015

Local News

Montezuma County seeks drilling study

Commissioners want assurance wells don’t threaten dam

September 13, 2015

Pine River Times news

A Hopi story

elder and local author release new book

September 10, 2015

Food

Cortez bakery’s coffee has nitro kick

brewer and roaster help Pie Maker get it right

September 8, 2015

Film

Cortez’s Sunflower gets international film festival

Audience at Cortez theater will help judge Manhattan short films

September 3, 2015

Local News

Cortez code-enforcement actions rise 513%

513 percent increase in citations seen in 3 years

August 31, 2015