The Bureau of Land Management is encouraging artists to grab a camera, sketch pad, paints or any other artistic tool and prepare to capture the landscapes found at Canyons of…
Sex offender gets jail in probation case David Buck, 38, of Cortez, was sentenced to 30 days in jail after admitting that he violated his probation. Initially charged with failing…
September is the month that schools are back in session and moms breathe a sigh of relief that another summer is past. It’s also the month when the three Rs…
The Kern Canyon Fire smoke column last week can be seen from Cedar Mesa Ranches, where residents looked on with concern as the wind blew.Courtesy photo By Rebecca Samulski Although…
By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service As drugs and medical devices are developed, it’s understandable that the public, always in love with new technologies, want to use them. They…
This is my favorite month, full of a variety of Palisade peaches, Olathe corn, Hatch chilies, Rocky Ford melons and berries, berries, berries. Last night was purely wonderful! My supper…
A Cortez man convicted of attempted child sex assault has argued that the court imposed an “illegal sentence.” In a four-page motion filed in June, public defender Amy R. Smith…
Water flows into a retention pond below the Gold King Mine north of Silverton. A coalition of tribes, local governments and environmental groups Tuesday petitioned the federal government to change…
Water flows out of the Gold King Mine last week north of Silverton. A blowout at the mine could have been prevented with better analysis of the water pressure behind…
In the end, small group will get an escort down Main Street
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Buses and cars dropped students off at the new Montezuma-Cortez High School without much fanfare on Wednesday, as assistant principal Chris Kelley and Ute Mountain Ute education counselor Alicia Whitehead…
The Montezuma-Cortez High School softball pitchers warm up for practice at Englehart Field.Sam Green/Cortez Journal The Montezuma-Cortez softball team enters the 2015 season with new personnel. Angelo Topaha takes over…
Coaches bring up-tempo offense, aggressive defense to young team
PTSD patients sue state over marijuana decision Five PTSD patients filed a suit Thursday in Denver District Court challenging a July decision by the Colorado Board of Health not to…
