Two Republican candidates for Montezuma County clerk and recorder discussed issues such as mail-in ballots, election security, and the case of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters at a forum Wednesday night in Cortez.

A 21-year-old Cortez woman charged with first-degree murder entered a not-guilty plea in District Court Thursday, but attorneys indicated a disposition of her case may be in the works.

The Sexual Assault Services Organization is opening a Cortez office, expanding free, confidential support services for survivors in Montezuma and Dolores counties.

Three Republican candidates seeking a seat on the Montezuma County commission largely agreed on many issues at a forum Monday night, but expressed some key differences.

A Dolores library board review and a regional food summit highlight key issues in southwest Colorado, from governance concerns to food insecurity.

The recent transition between school superintendents in the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 district was somewhat rocky, according to an email sent by board president Josh Shumway to the entire board and read aloud at its April 21 meeting.

The Mesa Verde Writers Conference will take place in September this year after organizers cited summer crowds and heat in southwest Colorado.

Montezuma County is moving ahead with efforts to clean up the county through clean-up days and a possible ordinance about trash.

The Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school board voted to end ties with ERBOCES and CLAS, continuing governance changes under its new majority.

The Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 school district is cutting ties with a highly controversial attorney who has worked for the district for the past four years.