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Inside the 9/11 Museum
‘I came close to personal artifacts, including a wristwatch and a pair of eyeglasses ... as people huddled together and wept.’
Local News
Are wolves coming back?
Top conservation biologist says it’s inevitable that predator will return to Colorado
Arts and Entertainment
Photographer showing unseen work Sept. 11
‘I like black and white an awful lot. It shows you what’s important.’
More Sports
Officials: Animas fish safe to eat
Mike Japhaet, a former aquatic biologist with Colorado Division of Wildlife, holds a brown trout that was collected in a 2014 fish census on the Animas River.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald DENVER…
High School Sports
Volleyball teams open on 2 M-CHS floors
Varsity stumbles; junior varsity, C-team go 2-1 against Bayfield
High School Sports
Golfers get taste of season, head to Pagosa
The Montezuma-Cortez golf team played with only two golfers in three meets last week. With school starting last Wednesday, most M-CHS golfers decided to focus on their schoolwork and miss…
High School Sports
Junior varsity wins opener against Ignacia, 12-6
The Montezuma-Cortez junior varsity football team won its season-opener against Ignacio on Monday, 12-6. After freshman Cole Herrmann scored on a quarterback sneak in the first half, both defenses locked…
High School Sports
Panthers prepare for Miyamura without Gurney
After a recent coaching change, the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers and new interim head coach Scott Conklin are looking forward to Friday’s home game against Miyamura. Unfortunately, the Panthers will be without…
Living
Mrs. Colorado pageant seeks contestant from Montezuma County
For The Cortez Journal The Mrs. Colorado America Pageant is accepting applications from married women to represent Montezuma County as a state finalist on April 16 at the Ellie Caulkins…
Living
Local auction, sale planned for Labor Day weekend
In the market for a pair of Victorian ladies shoes or a 1940s gas station ticket writer? Antiques and collectible hunters in Cortez have their choice of Labor Day weekend…
Living
Southwest Colorado lags in health coverage
Slower to close uninsured gap than other parts of state
Thoughts Along The Way
One family in Christ, with values in sync?
I’ve been thinking recently about the phrase “family values.” This is a concept that inhabits both the religious and the political spheres. The extent to which those spheres influence the…
Local News
Civil Air Patrol squadron joins search and rescue exercise
The Civil Air Patrol’s Cortez Senior Squadron practiced aerial search and rescue skills last weekend at the Cortez airport.Darrin Guilbeau/Contributed photo On the final weekend of August, clear skies greeted…
Thank You Letters
Engleharts grateful for support during sad time
The family of Jim Englehart wants to express their gratitude and thanks for the outpouring of love, concern and support during this sad time. We were overwhelmed by all the…
Thank You Letters
Good friends make the world go around
Dear Friends, Nice to visit with you at my “farewell party” on August 30 at the Elks. A special thanks to all who made the fanciful appetizers and Odis for…
High School Sports
Upcoming
Football Tuesday, Sept. 8 M-CHS (JV) @ Bayfield Kickoff @ 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 Dove Creek @ Rangely Kickoff at 7 p.m. Volleyball Thursday, Sept. 10 Dove Creek vs.…