Cortez

Death toll for bears hits record numbers in Southwest Colorado

Bad natural food year, human attractants spell doom for bruins

Farmington man sentenced to life in prison for killing former Durango woman

Karen Cugnini was shot to death in her own home

Dolores coach James Biard resigns; cites eligibility policy

Students must keep 2.0 GPA to participate

Mancos School Board discusses whether staff should be armed

School board begins weapon discussion

Cortez Fire Chief Jeff Vandevoorde announces retirement

Chief spent 8½ years in city and 40 years overall in firefighting

City of Cortez rolls out new website feature

Council, planning meetings now available for streaming

Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office prepares for tighter budget

Hiring freeze, lower vehicle funding will affect department

Mancos Creative District looks back on first full year

‘Building some regional awareness of Mancos as a really special place’

Bill would allow mountain biking in wilderness areas

Wilderness Act currently bans ‘mechanical’ uses

Rick Stallings found guilty of murdering former Durango resident

Man faces life sentence in death of Karen Cugnini in 2015

Winter weather advisory in effect Thursday and Friday

Two to 4 inches of snow forecast for Southwest Colorado valleys, up to 11 inches for mountains

Mancos heads to committee for Citizen of the Year

Nominations are in, and the selection process is ramping up

Police Blotter

Wednesday, Dec. 6 9:45 a.m.: A man was arrested at Montezuma County Combined Courts, 865 N. Park St., on a Montezuma County warrant and a La Plata County warrant, both…

‘Savannah Sipping Society’ keeps audiences laughing

Closing night sold-out for the performance

Crash injures one in Cortez neighborhood

The lights go out at Mesa Verde

Though the wind blew most of the luminarias out, Spruce Tree House remained lit for Mesa Verde’s annual holiday open house event on Thursday.Emily Rice/The Journal

Montezuma-Cortez discusses school safety after Aztec shooting

Topics include lockdown drills, open lunch policy, guns in school

Woman creates Four Corners haven for Welsh ponies

Weehaven makes name for Cortez in world of Welsh ponies

‘Posada’ at Mancos church to honor Rosa Sabido, Jeanette Vizguerra

Denver immigration activist will speak at public event

Mancos Town Board adopts $3.5 million budget

Town will use reserves for capital projects