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Mancos school board backs away from arming school staff

About 60 residents attend meeting to discuss security

WindSync quintet to play at Vavak Memorial Auditorium

Young ensemble plays mix of classical, lighter tunes

Woman in animal cruelty case faces new charge: poaching

Elk found at suspect’s property in southwest La Plata County

Man dies in single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 550

Vehicle drifts off left side of road, collides with tree

Skier dies in avalanche near Red Mountain Pass

Slide occurred Sunday on south side of Red Mountain Pass

Montezuma Valley Irrigation considers changes for McElmo Creek

Improving McElmo irrigation, county roads are hot topics

Fat bike season

Fat bike trails at Boggy Draw have been freshly groomed, thanks to volunteers and about 5 inches of fresh snow over the weekend. Volunteers with the Southwest Colorado Cycling Association…

The Journal launches online subscriptions

On Monday, The Journal began charging for full digital access on The-Journal.com. This is an important step that will strengthen our ability to bring you extensive coverage of Montezuma County…

Can the low snowpack in Southwest Colorado rebound?

Basins are 33 percent of normal, but there’s time for a turnaround

Cortez school board approves $18.5 million budget

District will release ‘Citizens Guide to the Budget’

Durango’s Toh-Atin Gallery welcomes Charlie Daniels

City of Cortez to hold public funeral for councilman

Tim Miller to be honored at City Hall

Drought-like conditions heighten wildfire danger across Southwest Colorado

Durango Fire has responded to more than 20 brush fires since November

Cortez women’s march encourages residents to vote

Power to the Polls rally joins national movement

Lawsuit against county’s road decision is dismissed

Road maintenance is outside court review, judge says

Unlimited Learning Center graduates class of nursing assistants

Cortez campus offers nursing, medical assistant training

Election issues, golf and streetlights on Cortez council agenda

Board will vote on ballot question, IGAs and more

Ballantine Family Fund awards over $300,000 in grants in 2017

Montezuma County nonprofit are awarded $61,500

M-CHS Symphonic Winds to perform with Southwest Civic Winds

The Montezuma-Cortez High School Symphonic Winds will perform a combined concert with the Southwest Civic Winds on Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. at the Ralph E. Vavak Memorial Auditorium. Tickets…

Mancos man pleads guilty to hydroplaning, killing two

Family of four was on vacation from Washington