When you pay for your purchases with a credit card, millions of dollars in credit-card fees leave the community. A local business group wants to encourage you to use cash at local businesses instead.

The 35th annual Ride the Rockies tour will stay overnight in Cortez. The tour is expected to generate more than $250,000 in Montezuma County from bike riders and their support crews.

Five seats on the Cortez City Council are open for election on April 7. City Clerk Linda Smith explains to rules for running, and City Manager John Dougherty talks about the status of the city budget.

Osteoarthritis affects more than 30 million people in the United States. Learn about treatments for the disease from a San Juan Regional Adult Rehabilitation Center physical therapist.

FLC students who receive a civic scholarship from a Southwest Colorado orgnization will be eligible for a matching scholarship from the college.

Watch the Montezuma Local News - Powered by The Local News Network. Acquaponics produce Fresh Produce Year-round, Jeff and Tammy Coulon of Montezuma County

Watch the Montezuma Local News - Powered by The Local News Network. The San Juan National Forest is selling plant-a-tree holiday gift certificates for a $20 donation each. Cost certificate buys ten seedling to reforest burned area on San Juan Forest.

If you are a fan of Southwest Archeology and Mesa Verde National Park, you can now show your support by purchasing the new Mesa Verde license plates recently issued by the state of Colorado.

Two entrepreneurs want to put the warmth of the sun in your hands. Sandy Seibert and her partner Jill Wright have created sun-loop hand warmers. Watch the Montezuma Local News - Powered by The Local News Network.

Watch the Montezuma Local News - Powered by The Local News Network. Pagosa businessman Jonathan Brooks is created unique Steel Logs to add an artistic element to your fire.