Cortez

First hemp processing plant gets county approval

Ayani Botanicals will extract oil for balms, tinctures

Cortez Middle School celebrates Hispanic heritage

Students explore Latin American culture and history

Elm, Linden streets to lose a few elms

Trees have damaged public and private property

Snow headed to Four Corners area this week

Reservoirs need precipitation, McPhee manager says

Sears outlets in Cortez, Durango will remain open

Stores are part of a franchise unaffected by bankruptcy filing

Wolf Creek Ski Area opens ski season in Colorado

Freeze warning issued for much of western Colorado

Temperatures expected to reach the low 20s by sunrise Monday

Police Blotter

du1-i-syn Monday, Oct. 1 9:04 a.m.: A westbound vehicle in the one-way eastbound block of 300 E. Fourth St. collided with a parked vehicle facing east. 1:24 p.m.: A driver…

Ute Mountain Utes elect two out of 16 candidates

Voters choose new candidate, experienced leader

Pretty in Pink Fashion show set for Oct. 18

Proceeds from Pretty in Pink benefit Cancer Resource Alliance

Cortez Adult Education Center starts ESL and GED classes on Oct. 22

Brandi Piller teaches a language arts GED class.Courtesy photo The Cortez Adult Education Center will start Session II English as a second language and GED and high school equivalency classes…

Drought plan aims to curtail water loss at Lake Powell, Lake Mead

Avoiding serious shortages at Lake Powell, Lake Mead is the goal

Colorado’s Safe2Tell program sees surge of suicide reports

Number now surpasses bullying as reason to contact program

Final plans for south side park are introduced

Community input played large role in final decisions

Cultural Center awarded $10,000 historic preservation grant

$10,000 will fund study of history

PCC Southwest names Rubadeau interim executive dean

du1-i-syn Pueblo Community College President Patty Erjavec announced Tuesday that Mary Rubadeau will be the interim executive dean for the college’s Southwest Campus in Mancos and its site at Durango…

Ultralight plane crashes south of Cortez

British tourist stopped to help victim

Study: Wildfires don’t hurt hot real estate markets

Homes regain value in less than two years, study says

Draft bill would provide incentives for fire mitigation

Fire protection districts would work directly with homeowners associations

PCC to close cosmetology program at Southwest campus

Mariah Bradshaw talks to students about the cosmetology department at Southwest Colorado Community College in 2014.The Journal file The cosmetology program at Pueblo Community College Southwest in Mancos will close…