The Cortez Public Library is preparing for a busy June, with a summer reading kickoff party, children’s programs, movie screenings, adult activities and special events tied to this year’s “Unearth Your Story” theme.

As outside investors buy up mobile home parks, a coalition of local residents, nonprofits, governments and private donors are rallying together to inform state laws and regional strategies to preserve these communities as affordable housing.

The Mancos Board of Trustees approved a letter supporting Senator Michael Bennet's immigration enforcement bills after a divided discussion over the town's role in federal policy debates.

The Cortez City Council on Tuesday adopted a proclamation declaring June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month despite one council member’s ten-minute-long speech against the measure. Also on Tuesday, Cortez city manager Drew Sanders told the council about an award the city recently received from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.

Free summer meal programs are available for children in Montezuma and Dolores counties as families face rising grocery costs and food access challenges.

The Montezuma County commissioners have reinstated a fire ban in the unincorporated areas of the county. Also on Tuesday, they approved a contract for up to $15,000 with USDA Wildlife Services.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected across the Four Corners today, with gusty winds, small hail and isolated heavy rain possible before hotter, drier weather returns later this week.

Rising fertilizer costs, global supply concerns and a new farmer survey are raising questions about the outlook for agriculture and rural communities this year.

Was it the days of unending rain? Was it too much whiskey? Was it all made up?

The Dolores Watersheds Collaborative is developing a Wildfire Ready Action Plan to identify post-fire flooding, erosion and sedimentation risks in the upper Dolores River watershed.