Montezuma County Commission

The Montezuma County commissioners want to hear from the public about the idea of placing a temporary moratorium on major solar-energy developments in the county.

Montezuma County attorney Ian MacLaren is leaving that position to become the Montezuma County Court judge.

Montezuma County voters were generous to the Cortez Fire Protection District and two school districts on Election Day. However, they were stingy with the sheriff’s office.

The Montezuma County commissioners and Sheriff Steve Nowlin clashed over the sheriff’s budget at a special meeting Thursday.

The biggest housing challenge in Montezuma County is not that there are too few houses but that many available homes are fairly old.

Montezuma County and the commissioners are being sued over the denial of a high-impact permit for a Dollar General store to be built at Highway 145 and Road N.

Plans appear to be in the works to create a short trail from a parking lot at Sand Canyon west of Cortez to a historic house nearby.

How to turn outdoor recreation into more money for Montezuma County. That was the focus of a presentation Monday at the county commissioners’ workshop.

A bill that would implement a fee on alcohol manufacturers and wholesalers in Colorado prompted a lengthy discussion among Montezuma County commissioners and health officials Tuesday.

The three Republican primary candidates for Montezuma County Commissioner participated in a forum on Thursday.