Bridge shelter could get new, two-story building
Plans call for 2-story building at new site
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Eight are sentenced in Montezuma County Court
Eight named in domestic violence, DUI cases
Excelsior’s plan for dust mitigation hits a snag
Building upgrade could force change in land use code or town boundaries
Mancos Elementary gets $110,000 playground grant
Project is part of master plan for campus upgrades
Construction planned this spring on Colorado Highway 41
This map shows the location of a road construction project planned next month in southwest Montezuma County.Courtesy of CDOT Road construction on Colorado Highway 41, in southwest Montezuma County near…
Boating season begins early as McPhee Reservoir fills
A boating release on the Dolores River below McPhee Dam will begin earlier than expected, water managers announced Monday. A warm March has started the runoff early into McPhee Reservoir,…
Sunday fire in Cortez damages Harp Moving building
Firefighters from three agencies contain blaze
Mountain snows expected all week in western Colorado
In Montezuma County, there’s a good chance of rain at lower elevations
Tomac wins fourth straight in Detroit Supercross
Cortez rider gains on series leader, with 5 races to go
Cortez fire recruits will start training next month
Cortez Assistant Fire Chief Shawn Bittle trains new fire recruits in 2016. This year’s recruits class will include seven to 10 recruits from Montezuma County.Jacob Klopfenstein/The Journal The Montezuma County…
Montezuma County seeks balance of federal and public lands
Commissioners want government to sell back land as it expands
Alpacka Rafts company moves to downtown Mancos
Raft company moving operation under one roof
Colorado lawmakers recognize contributions of Ute tribes
Groups meet to discuss programs to promote growth
Rural broadband financing bill OK’d by Senate committee
Would allow small communities a new option for gathering funds
Solar Barn Raising is a community effort in Montezuma County
Program’s volunteer force expands to Montezuma County
Great Outdoors Colorado awards Cortez grant for pickleball courts
GOCO awards $108,000 for project
Montezuma health care providers receive Nightingale, STAR awards
More than 100 people gathered at the Henry Strater Theatre in Durango on March 16 to celebrate the 2017 Nightingale Luminary and STAR nursing awards. The Southwestern Colorado Area Health…
Surgeon announces departure from Southwest Memorial Hospital
Rainerdu1-i-syn Dr. William Rainer Jr., a Cortez surgeon, announced Tuesday that he would no longer offer his services at Southwest Memorial Hospital. In a letter emailed to The Journal, Rainer…
Cortez fire district’s risk rating improves
Rating could lower some insurance rates
Cortez offers incentives to businesses that improve their look
City offers 50 percent reimbursement for some improvements