Cortez

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.

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.

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

The Cortez Public Library is adding adult 3D printing classes and a teen trading card club as its fall programming begins.

A plea agreement appears to have been reached for a 21-year-old Cortez woman charged with first-degree murder.

Four Corners producers prepare for possible El Niño impacts, persistent drought, cattle-market uncertainty and an upcoming agritourism workshop in Cortez.

Montezuma-Cortez has adopted specific indoor-temperature thresholds as it manages aging elementary school cooling systems, while Mancos coaches are modifying outdoor practices to reduce heat-related risks.

District officials say temporary cooling measures will be used at three elementary schools while longer-term replacements remain unresolved.

Cortez native Jadon Cruzan will conduct the world premiere of his new Cortez Overture during a free Four Corners Community Band concert Aug. 15.

Monsoon storms have improved surface moisture in southwest Colorado, but low streamflows, dry deeper soils and weak snowpack impacts remain.