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Firefighters get air-pack grant

Packs used for breathing in hazardous environments

Court briefs

Peeping Tom gets 18 months in jail When arrested in June, a 40-year-old Peeping Tom was reportedly in possession of vodka and toilet paper. Fast-forward three months, Ivan Doka was…

Centennial Pond will be drained for cleaning, upgrade

Reclamation will remove silt-buildup, improve circulation

Poverty afflicts local kids

Report shows dire trends for economics, education

Motorcyclist injured trying to avoid bear

A motorcyclist took a spill Monday morning trying to avoid a bear on U.S. Highway 160, about eight miles west of Hesperus. The accident occurred just before 9 a.m. The…

Pottery-making, firing and sale at Mesa Verde

Beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, Mesa Verde National Park will host a pottery-making demonstration by Santa Clara Pueblo-born Starr Tafoya. The demonstration, pottery firing, and sale, all…

Free sculpting program with Mesa Verde artist Stewart

For The Cortez Journal Mesa Verde National Park welcomes bronze sculptor Hal Stewart as its fourth artist in residence of 2014. This Arizona-based sculptor is known for the movement and…

Abundant Life adds Tree of Life

Mariah Kaminsky puts the final touches for the mural on the side of the Abundant Life building at Ash and Main Streets. The Tree of Life mural is part of…

Best of Montezuma

West Slope to Denver: Stop watering lawns

Says solution fairer than diversion

La Plata sheriff expresses disgust with Durango

Email rants about ‘socialist’ take of City Hall, how city has changed

Mancos mercury hard to gauge

Contamination largely inside mill building

Second human plague case confirmed

A Bayfield-area woman is home after a week at Mercy Regional Medical Center with septicemic plague. A family member said the woman didn’t want to be identified and that a…

County officials object to monument land purchase

Canyon officials disagree with requirements

State legislature delivers $10.8 million to Fort Lewis

More money for building comes from state surplus

City approves LED upgrade

Retrofit is expected to save $77K annually

Remembering 9/11

Paying tribute to the lives lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York and the Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001, the Cortez Fire Department flew a flag from…

Orchard-picking becoming a niche market

Produce seller collects forgotten bounty

$500 marijuana fine subject to input

City plots to amend new cannabis reforms

District Attorney moves to dismiss charges in school case

DA: School board member exercised free speech