A district judge has ruled in favor of Montezuma County in an argument involving where a pile of wood chips is located.

The use of generative AI in high school is harmful to both students and staff. That was the message of a presentation given by two Montezuma-Cortez High School students at the Re-1 school board’s workshop Tuesday.

The agreement allows county personnel to send public alerts on Monticello's behalf during fires and other emergencies.

The Montezuma County commissioners are rescinding the fire ban. In other news, Montezuma County officials continue to work on revisions to the land use code.

The Cortez Adult Education Center has moved into a larger, accessible facility at 640 East Second Street. An open house is scheduled for Oct. 8.

September’s bountiful rainfall has moved Cortez out of the category of extreme drought into severe drought. In other news, a hearing on a petition to seal records in the case of a local woman accused of killing her child has been set for Oct. 15 in District Court in Montezuma County.

Voters in Mancos, Cortez and Montezuma County will decide separate tax proposals in November. Meanwhile, an already-approved Cortez sales-tax holiday will begin as people receive their ballots in the mail.

As some local leaders warn about a looming threat to Cortez’s Southwest Memorial Hospital, the two candidates for Montezuma County commissioner have differing views on the bill causing the threat.

A new volunteer-run program is offering free trees to residents and businesses in Cortez.

Health care in southwest Colorado is in danger because of the coming impacts of H.R. 1. That was the message given by State Rep. Katie Stewart, Southwest Health System CEO Joe Theine, and others during a virtual press conference Tuesday morning.