Gail Binkly

The Montezuma County commissioners on Tuesday defended their support for creating a national conservation area on the Dolores River.

A Dollar General store proposed at Highway 145 and Road N got yet another thumbs-down from Montezuma County on Tuesday.

Se espera con ansias la llegada de la temporada de lluvias en Cortez, pero mientras tanto se están implementando controles preventivos ante el riesgo de incendios forestales.

Los oficiales de Cortez no planean hacer una circunvalación alrededor de la ciudad. Este mensaje fue destacado durante una reciente jornada de puertas abiertas sobre el nuevo Plan Maestro de Movimiento Vial de la ciudad.

Una propuesta controversial para colocar una tienda de dólar entre Cortez y Dolores recibió una segunda oportunidad ante los comisionados del condado de Montezuma este 24 de junio.

El hospital Southwest Memorial de Cortez representa uno de seis hospitales en Colorado que podrían cerrar sus puertas si logra aprobarse la ley sobre el presupuesto federal.

The impacts of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” to health care will be devastating. That was the message delivered by one Colorado senator, four Colorado congresspeople, the state’s governor, and some members of the health-care industry during a Zoom press conference Wednesday.

Fire restrictions are being implemented throughout the local area as residents hope for monsoon rains to arrive soon. On Tuesday, the Montezuma County commissioners reinstated a fire ban across all unincorporated areas of the county, starting Wednesday at 6 a.m.

Cortez officials are not planning a highway bypass around the city. That message was emphasized Wednesday night at an open house about the city’s new Transportation Master Plan.

A controversial proposal to place a Dollar General store between Cortez and Dolores got a second chance before the Montezuma County commissioners Tuesday.