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Upcoming events
Volleyball M-CHS Tuesday, Sept. 1 Home vs. Bayfield C-team, (5 p.m.) Junior varsity (5 p.m.) and varsity (6 p.m.) Friday–Saturday, Sept. 4-5 at Glenwood Tournament Dove Creek Tuesday, Sept. 1…
Local News
Marijuana growing and infusing firms may sprout up in town
The opportunity to open a marijuana grow or marijuana-infused product factory could be coming to Durango. The Durango City Council asked city planners to continue to research where these businesses…
Local News
Court briefs
Theft case continued for local woman In custody on no bond after violating court orders, Christina Hurst, 28, of Cortez, had an arraignment hearing continued until Sept. 21. Hurst was…
Community Calendar
Community Calendar
Email announcements to news@cortezjournal.com and include “Community Calendar” in the subject field. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published. Entries and the…
Local News
League gets update on behavioral health
For The Cortez Journal The local League of Women Voters will hear an overview of what is new in Colorado and with federal legislation for behavioral health care on Saturday,…
Business
Business Briefs
Four Corners bank expands in Durango Four Corners Community Bank held a groundbreaking Aug. 27 for a branch on the lot of the former Mama’s Boy Italian restaurant in Durango.…
Local News
Keeping clean
A fawn gets a shower recently in irrigation spray near County Roads M and 25 in CortezSam Green/Cortez Journal
Business
‘Stigma’ from Gold King Mine spill into the Animas River could linger
Businesses may be able to recoup losses for mine leak
Business
State a model for stopping gas waste
Taxpayers for Common Sense hopes BLM follows Colorado’s lead
Local News
Officials discuss tribal community safety concerns
Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates and acting Associate Attorney General Stuart F. Delery respond to a question by Patrick Boice, a prosecutor with the Ute Indian Tribe of Fort…