Food insecurity is a genuine problem in Montezuma County. Four people who deal with that issue discussed it Thursday night at the Sunflower Theatre in Cortez.

The Dolores Public Library Board approved a revised intergovernmental agreement with the Town of Dolores in a special meeting Tuesday night.

U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd addressed a variety of topics during his visit with the Montezuma County commissioners Monday afternoon but was vague about one that is of major interest to many locals – the proposed Dolores River National Conservation Area.

The issue of whether a Dollar General store can be built on a 3.78-acre parcel just off of Highway 145 between Cortez and Dolores remains in legal limbo.

Attorneys for the Dolores Library District Board and the Town of Dolores have been working to iron out language in an intergovernmental agreement between the two entities.

A local woman charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter had her bond reduced Friday after her public defender strongly argued that new evidence indicates the death may have been from natural causes.

Saying her decision came “with a heavy heart and following deep reflection,” Cortez Mayor Rachel Medina announced her resignation at Tuesday’s meeting of the city council.

The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office honored a number of its employees for notable service at a ceremony Friday night in Cortez.

About 150 people held a vigil in Cortez on Saturday in remembrance of Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year-old woman shot dead in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

The Montezuma County commissioners are mulling the idea of putting a sales tax on the ballot this year.