About 1 in 3 Colorado motorists don’t know that it’s illegal to leave a vehicle unattended while running – even on a frigid morning before driving to work or school,…
Searchers are continuing to look for a missing snowmobiler in the Groundhog area, according to the Dolores County Sheriff’s Office. On Dec. 8, a multi-agency search led by the sheriff’s…
Bill helps small towns receive resources for water treatment
Editor’s note: Following is a news release Monday, Dec. 7, from The National Park Service: “The National Park Service is proposing to remove trespass livestock, including but not limited to…
La Plata County road crews are widening the outward shoulder of Lightner Creek Road (County Road 207) to install a guardrail where a school bus carrying 42 elementary school children…
A criminal justice student was recently arrested after allegedly stealing more than $5,000 from her employer. About 2 p.m. on Dec. 1, a Dollar Tree district manager called the Cortez…
Memorial would stand on D.C. museum site
Coffman’s power to sue in question
At a meeting tonight, officials will interview candidates interested in filling two open seats on the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 school board. Submitting a letter of interest to serve for District G…
The BLM is planning to remove a recent rock slide that is blocking access to Yellow Jacket Canyon. An environmental assesment is being prepared to analyze the proposed removal. The…
Assorted telephone scams are on the rise in Cortez as local authorities field daily calls from concerned residents. “Most of these scams want the individual being scammed to purchase Green…
The Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners will host a public workshop on Thursday, December 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Montezuma County Annex 107 N. Chestnut St.,…
Denied a court-appointed attorney in November, a Cortez man charged with attempted murder in the shooting of his wife has filed a fourth application requesting a public defender. This week,…
Pueblo Bonito, the largest ruin at Chaco, as seen from the bluff above.Jim Mimiaga/Cortez Journal Four organizations – Archaeology Southwest, the National Parks Conservation Association, Park Rangers for Our Lands,…
Piñon Project collecting donations for local families
