Cortez’s monsoon season ended, as the saying goes, not with a bang but a whimper. Cortez Animal Shelter kennel supervisor Jennifer Crouse says the shelter has been inundated with cats.

The Cortez Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday gave a unanimous thumbs-up to a proposal for a log-home-manufacturing operation near the west entrance to the Carpenter Natural Area off Lebanon Road.

El distrito escolar de Montezuma-Cortez recibió fuertes elogios la semana pasada por el director de la contraloría de las llamadas “vías de acceso” del departamento de educación de Colorado.

Our Veterans Affairs segment covers Patriots Pen and Voice of Democracy - scholarship essay contests for young people.

This week on the Regional Roundup, we explore the potential relocation of the Sundance Film Festival to Boulder, recent film festivals in the Rockies, and a heavy metal event in Ignacio.

With different understanding of what “protecting” means for the lands surrounding the Dolores River, residents and environmental organizations try to find a common solution to preserving the wild and rugged landscape.

This week's Farm News & Views with Bob Bragg covers record heat in the West, the impact of Hurricane Helene on southeastern agriculture, and rising egg prices due to bird flu.

With the election less than two months away, political rifts in Grand County mirror those across Colorado and the rest of the country. Changing demographics are exacerbating political differences and making it hard to focus on the issues that matter, even when Republicans and Democrats agree on them.

This week on Regional Roundup: In recognition of National Preparedness Month, we'll offer tips on how to be ready for a natural disaster. We'll also hear from Colorado residents working on wildfire mitigation in hopes of keeping insurance costs down. Plus, some of the world’s fastest drivers gathered recently at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats to set speed records in their homemade hot rods, but the future of the World of Speed race is in question.

Engineering hurdles, high costs and political challenges stand in the way of an easy fix to the West's water shortages. This is Part 1 in the Western Water Myths five-part series.