Navajo Nation President delivers People’s State of the Nation Environment, infrastructure, and employment take priority while education sees little mention in speech January 16, 2026
San Juan College to host Navajo shoe game Navajo practice teaches cooperation through song and stories January 16, 2026
Writers Week canceled after speakers withdraw over Palestinian’s exclusion Australian literary festival came on heels of Bondi Beach attack January 16, 2026
Immersive Ute Knowledge exhibit highlights Indigenous STEM at Montezuma Heritage Museum The exhibit will be open until April January 15, 2026
Report says New Mexico faces ‘looming groundwater crisis’ from climate change, overuse Experts recommend groundwater included, understood in regional planning January 15, 2026
Dolores Library Board brings in legal counsel over unresolved issues Attorney hired to assist with bylaw revisions and board rules January 14, 2026
Cortez Recreation Center to host free open house Jan. 24 The event offers tours, samples of fitness classes and information on leagues January 14, 2026
‘West Wing’ actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico Timothy Busfield appears at the 2020 ABC Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 8, 2020.… January 14, 2026
Attorney argues meth use bars first-degree murder charges in Bloomfield case Judge to allow forensic psychologist’s testimony in Isaiah Brown double homicide trial January 14, 2026
Flu cases rising statewide, while county sees no new measles cases Statewide flu hospitalizations recorded at 3,200, public health director says January 14, 2026
Lamp Post to host first annual 1940s-themed Winter Gala fundraiser The gala fundraiser funds will go toward the nonprofit’s capital campaign January 14, 2026
Dolores school board hears about career and postsecondary readiness The Dolores school board received an update on the district’s building project and heard about the implementation of ICAP during… January 14, 2026
Eli Tomac of Cortez wins Round 1 of Supercross in Anaheim Tomac joins Red Bull KTM Factory racing team January 13, 2026
City seeks family stories to preserve Cortez’s Depression-era camp history Aim is to connect community input, archival research and field work for fuller research January 13, 2026
‘Two killers and a sweetheart’ to host author panel at Cortez Library Three authors from Southwest Colorado will share insights on writing and publishing January 13, 2026
Shane Prentice launches candidacy for county commissioner Prentice frames commissioner run around service, protecting freedoms January 12, 2026
City begins search for next director of Cortez Municipal Airport Jeremy Patton is heading to Four Corners Regional Airport in Farmington January 12, 2026
Mike Lewis retiring as director of Farmington airport Cortez Director Jeremy Patton to lead Four Corners Regional Airport January 12, 2026
Time for a reboot Why meaningful change in life and relationships rarely happens by accident January 11, 2026
Sheriff’s Office honors 13 recipients at annual awards ceremony It was the largest number of recipients in the history of the awards January 10, 2026
Montezuma-Cortez narcotics team seizes $13 million in drugs in 2025 Operation Wild Mustang, a major investigation, concluded this summer January 10, 2026
Mancos Public Library announces free, upcoming January events for all ages The next event will be held on Saturday, Jan. 10 along with recurring programs January 10, 2026