Bringing light to a ‘hidden history’ of Blacks in the West

A recent Crow Canyon webinar honed Black history in America’s West, a diaspora that’s largely overlooked

A new mural in Mancos brings a dull wall to life

is to give Indigenous art a platform, draw travelers to town

A van with a brand

came to town to enjoy Phil’s World, and turned heads in a decorated hippie bus

Update: Fall foliage near Rico and Telluride near peak

around Ouray and Silverton are past peak

Small plane crash-lands at Cortez Municipal Airport

were no passengers, and the pilot wasn’t injured

Cortez City Council says no to guns in city buildings

‘Where more guns are coming into the equation, the more volatility and risk for someone getting hurt,’ Lewis says

Rayah Chowen set to attend inpatient treatment in South Carolina

was arrested in May during theft investigation

Piñon Project to host vaccine clinic in October on Main Street

is being held in conjunction with the Department of Public Health and Environment

Cortez Police Chief Knuckles gets deployed

Assistant Chief Andy Brock will fill in while he’s away

Man arrested for threatening dog with firearm in Cortez

Reyes-Monge allegedly fired his gun to scare the dog

Prescribed burns ignited at Salter Y north of Dolores

will lessen as the day goes on

Cortez Superintendent Burris gets continuance in mandated reporting case

says active ‘negotiations’ taking place

Montezuma commissioners plan ‘Coffee with the County’ talks

commissioners are hosting a new monthly event to foster casual conversation with the public

Kaylee Sanders sentenced to maximum 55 years after murdering brother and another man

Sanders shot both men in the head, according to reports

Southwest Open School introduces new food program

program is in its pilot year and has seen positive results

Bark beetles could threaten Boggy Draw

‘go crazy’ in even-aged ponderosa pine forests, which is the makeup of that area

DA clears Montezuma County deputy, sergeant in fatal July shooting

was fatally shot after approaching the officers with a rifle

Mancos Brewing Co. awards Summer Brewfest funds

Valley Resources and the Mancos FoodShare were recipients of this year’s funds

Photos: 250 people march in Farmington to honor Navajos killed in Chokecherry Massacre

Best of Cortez & Montezuma Awards coming Oct. 2

Celebration will be at Fenceline Cider in Mancos

Montezuma-Cortez boys ‘Chase’ down fifth place at Boggy Draw

Plewe leads Panthers to fifth-place finish

High School Youth Leadership Council helps develop future leaders in Montezuma County

program was created for local high school students

Montezuma-Cortez schools alert parents to online hoax that disrupted education

surge after Georgia school shooting

Dolores brings it at Boggy Draw meet

Dolores boys take second, girls fourth