M-CHS cuts boys tennis; players may join Durango team
Program axed due to lack of participation
Cortez
Mesa Verde kicks off centennial celebration Thursday morning
Balcony House at Mesa Verde National Park.Luke Perkins/Durango Herald The Journal The National Park Service invites visitors to join in the celebration of its 100th birthday through August. Mesa Verde…
Cortez council discusses marijuana cultivation in industrial park
Cortez Industrial Park is area in question
Two overdoses reported this month in Montezuma County
Teen dies after apparent heroin injection
Flooding leaves a muddy aftermath in Cortez
A rainstorm on Tuesday closed the intersection of County Road G and U.S. Highway 160 for about 30 minutes and left a muddy wake that had cleanup crews scrambling on…
Durango’s history harsher and harder than Hollywood’s take
A look at Durango’s sometimes violent Old West heritage
Downtown mural gets a human touch
Mariah Kaminsky puts the final touches on the mural on the side of the Sears building at Main and Market streets. A celebration and chance to meet the artist celebration…
Cortez gets $2 million grant for new fire station
Nancy Cumming presents Cortez Fire Department chief Jeff Vandevoorde with a United Blood Services plaque for winning the Battle of the Badges blood donation contest in 2015.Sam Green/The Journal The…
Local law enforcement honored at market
Local law enforcement officers were honored at the Third Thursday Downtown Market this month. The next market celebration will be Sept. 15 and will be a chance to meet the…
The effects of visitation on national parks
In the past 10 years, visits to national parks fluctuated in the 270 million to 280 million range before rising to 292.8 million in 2014 and 307.2 million in 2015.…
Entrepreneur develops cattle health-tracking system
SCAPE businesses pitch investors Thursday
How much are students willing to pay to attend Fort Lewis College?
Survey: More on tuition, less on room and board
GOP jumps at chance to paint Colorado Democrats as divided
Fight between ProgressNow and single-payer health reform proponents is red meat
Split in BOCES wouldn’t hurt Cortez, Schuenemeyer says
Split wouldn’t be dire, Durango’s board president says
Ballot certification underway in Colorado
Two issues approved this week; looming fracking questions stir controversy
Powerful storms expected early this week
Light snow in high country possible
Reach Out Music Festival brings Christian music to Cortez
Easton Toles entertains spectators at the Reach Out Music Festival in City Park in 2014.Sam Green/The Journal The Reach Out Music Festival this weekend will bring a mixture of Christian…
Montezuma Land Conservancy rolls out beer festival
The Montezuma Land Conservancy’s 18th annual Harvest Beer Festival will take place Saturday, Sept. 10 at Parque de Vida in Cortez from 4–9 p.m. Craft beers from across the region…
Utes are awarded a $9 million grant for water upgrades
Money will go toward four public works projects in Towaoc, White Mesa
Montezuma-Cortez High School demolition hits speed bump
District officials working to find money