Cortez

Cortez City Council candidate Charles P. Borchini Jr. responds to concerns about his business name as municipal elections move forward across Montezuma County.

Boggy Draw trail conditions remain muddy in spots but rideable in many areas. Snow is expected in higher elevations, with weekend biking and hiking still possible.

Cases against two Cortez residents charged with beating one man to death and assaulting two other men in Veterans Park last year are moving toward trial.

More than 80 people stood along Cortez’s Main Street on Saturday as part of a nationwide ICE Out protest against aggressive immigration enforcement. And little moisture fell from the sky in January.

Boggy Draw trail report for Jan. 30: near-50° highs, muddy spots, fat bike and ski updates, and weekend events in Dolores and Cortez.

Afrobeatniks return to Cortez’s Sunflower Theatre with a six-piece, high-energy Afrobeat show designed to get the community dancing this winter.

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.

Instructor Hattie Miller previews a new line dancing class at Cortez’s Sunflower Theatre, blending group choreography, 70s and 80s music, and confidence-building movement.

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.

The City of Cortez is asking residents to share family stories, photos, and artifacts connected to a Civilian Conservation Corps camp that operated near today’s Carpenter Natural Area during the Great Depression.