Cortez

Swimmers double-up on duals

M-CHS girls take on Durango and Fruita Monument

BLM plans for rock slide removal

The BLM is planning to remove a recent rock slide that is blocking access to Yellow Jacket Canyon. An environmental assesment is being prepared to analyze the proposed removal. The…

Beware: Scammers working the lines

Assorted telephone scams are on the rise in Cortez as local authorities field daily calls from concerned residents. “Most of these scams want the individual being scammed to purchase Green…

Lands workshop Dec. 10

The Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners will host a public workshop on Thursday, December 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Montezuma County Annex 107 N. Chestnut St.,…

Baxstrom renews bid to qualify for defender in attempted murder

Denied a court-appointed attorney in November, a Cortez man charged with attempted murder in the shooting of his wife has filed a fourth application requesting a public defender. This week,…

Adams receives state award for bike trails

Noted for tapping Geer Natural Area

New coalition launching campaign to protect Chaco

Pueblo Bonito, the largest ruin at Chaco, as seen from the bluff above.Jim Mimiaga/Cortez Journal Four organizations – Archaeology Southwest, the National Parks Conservation Association, Park Rangers for Our Lands,…

Holiday spirit starts to shine in Cortez

Piñon Project collecting donations for local families

Woman, 66, gets 4 years in meth case

Defense notes 60 law-abiding years

Pot growers compare notes

Ban still irksome

Panthers shine in opener, 77-39

Every M-CHS player scores as Panthers beat Aztec at home, 77-39

M-CHS swim team opens Friday

New coach, 23 swimmers looking to repeat at state

Gingerbread builders

Another wolf killed in Utah

This gray wolf in the Grand Canyon is the first time the animal has been seen in Arizona in 70 years. The female wolf was confirmed by the U.S. Fish…

Tumbled tumbleweeds

In this photo taken last Friday, Albuquerque workers put tumbleweeds inside a trash truck along Wyoming Boulevard near the entrance to Kirtland Air Force Base. The problem of runaway tumbleweeds…

Rogue attorneys general defy governors, sue feds

Attorneys general suing the federal government, despite governors’ objections

Redistricting reform effort underway in Colorado

Critics worry proposal would limit power of Hispanic voters

Pot growers pressure the grid

Industry could soon buy $11 billion a year in electricity

Boyfriend’s letter to inmate goes to pot

Jail test determines envelope included marijuana

Data reveal racial disparity in Cortez special education

About 40 percent of Native students in special ed, Carter says