High School Sports
Tennis team gets playing conditions from CHSAA
School’s small group allowed to play singles and doubles
Cortez
High School Sports
Halftime entertainment
The Montezuma-Cortez High School dance team performs at halftime of the Panthers football game Friday night.Sam Green/Cortez Journal
High School Sports
Volleyball third in consolation
The Montezuma-Cortez volleyball team took third place in the consolation bracket of the Glenwood Tournament over the weekend. After losing to Steamboat Springs and Vista Peak in two games on…
High School Sports
Bulldogs lose opener Offense moved the ball, big plays and turnovers hurt Bulldogs
After a zero-week scrimmage with Dolores, the Dove Creek Bulldogs traveled to Norwood on Friday for their first game of the season. The Bulldogs fell to Norwood 41-12, but the…
Local News
Q&A: School board candidate Joseph Miller
Public relations Question: List three action items you’d undertake to guarantee the public remains informed of board decisions. A: You, (Tobi) are present at the meetings and have the best…
Local News
Q&A: School board member Jack Schuenemeyer
Question: What advice would you give to new board members? Learn board responsibilities. Ask questions. Question: Should board members be paid? Why or why not? No. A token salary will…
Local News
Q&A: School board member Sherri Wright
Public relations Question: List three action items you’d undertake to guarantee the public remains informed of board decisions? I have always tried to keep the public informed of board decisions.…
Community Calendar
Community Calendar
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Business
Center for Independence welcomes two coordinators
For The Cortez Journal Southwest Center for Independence welcomes two new Independent Living Coordinators to its Cortez office. SWCI helps people with disabilities who want to live well in their…
Living
Chaco, Cahokia on tap at Sunflower speech
For the Cortez Journal Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance presents Dr. Steve Lekson on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m., at the Sunflower Theatre in Cortez. The lecture is free and…
Living
Library plans event on early literacy
The Cortez Public Library is sponsoring a SPELL (Supporting Parents in Early Literacy through Libraries) event on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 1:30 p.m. The program targets families with children under…
Living
South African horticulturist speaks about rare plants
For The Cortez Journal Georg Fritz, horticulturist at Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa, talks about his experiences with rare plants and succulents for the South African National Botanical Institute and the…
High School Sports
Balancing act
Sam Green/Cortez JournalManuel Martinez, of Montezuma-Cortez High School, uses his head to control the ball in the Ridgway game Saturday. The Panthers lost 3-2.
Local News
Lawmakers back Planned Parenthood probe
But abortion provider says state’s elected Republicans playing politics
Business
Glut in supply, low dairy demand lead to hay slump
‘It’s tough right now,’ local farmer says
Business
Briefs
League gets update on behavioral health The League of Women Voters will hear an overview of what is new in Colorado and with federal legislation for behavioral health care on…