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The Cortez Public Library will close its summer reading program July 31 with a paleontology talk, prize deadline and reminder that overdue items can be returned without fines.

A Cortez nonprofit is reshaping disability services by centering lived experience, employment and community inclusion for people with disabilities in Southwest Colorado.

Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez has been honored nationally, even as it faces financial struggles that are being shared by many hospitals across the state and nation.

Concern for loved ones overseas is intersecting with questions of identity and connection to a country many still call home.

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.

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.

Hundreds of Montezuma County residents took advantage of the county’s free clean-up days at the landfill Friday and Saturday, dropping off old appliances, furniture, electronics, and tires without paying a fee.

More than 350 kids took the stage at the Montrose Pavilion this Mother's Day weekend for Weehawken Dance's spring production of Cinderella. KVNF's Brody Wilson went backstage to find out what keeps families coming back — and what this dance program is doing for our community's kids.

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

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