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Mesa Elementary tapped as Green Ribbon School

Honor awarded on Earth Day

Arsonist gets ‘slap on wrist’

Convict gets no jail time,faces $1.3M restitution

Madam Mayor Sheek takes city reins

With a 4-3 vote by secret ballot, Cortez City Councilwoman Karen Sheek was tapped as the new mayor on Tuesday. The selection process started with open suggestions on Tuesday, April…

Californian dies in collision

State Patrol finds no cause of collision on U.S. 491, continues investigation

Montezuma County Commissioner Questionnaire: Lambert

Name: James R. Lambert Age: Not listed Telephone: 970-562-4874 Email: lambert@fone.net Website: Not listed 1. How do you define freedom of the press? The press, whether print or broadcast, has…

Sheriff’s blotter

Runaway April 12 3:26 p.m. A deputy and sergeant responded to a reported run away. They drove around the Mancos area looking for the run away. While looking for her…

Sanitation demands answer from Candelaria

Jim Candelaria has until the close of business Monday, April 28 to decide whether to complete his term on the Cortez Sanitation District or continue his campaign for Montezuma County…

Two fire candidates in Lewis-Arriola focus on resources

Only two of the five candidates seeking a seat on the Lewis-Arriola Fire Protection District completed a meet-the-candidates questionnaire. On April 1, The Cortez Journal emailed a questionnaire to all…

McPhee boat check could lose funding

Local reservoir vulnerable to mussel invasion

State briefs

Colorado nears decision on spending pot taxes DENVER – Colorado budget-writers are nearing a decision on how new marijuana taxes should be spent. The Joint Budget Committee is expected to…

2014 welcomes more tourists

To date, the number of visitors at the Colorado Welcome Center in Cortez has doubled over last year. The statistic has left Colorado Welcome Center manager Tiffany Alexander scratching her…

Collision injures 1

Two occupants of a Suburban were transported to Southwest Memorial Hospital about 1 p.m. Friday after the vehicle veered into the oncoming lane and was hit by a white Ford…

Egg scramble

K-9 Airborne

Medicine online

Bern Heath, CEO of the new Axis Health System’s La Plata Integrated Healthcare, shows U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton the Health Tracker computer system during a tour of the facility Thursday…

Students prefer Web counseling for privacy

DENVER – Young people often feel more comfortable chatting online about their troubles than talking about them face-to-face, so Colorado students should have round-the-clock access to counselors through online chats,…

Service marks centennial of massacre

It’s been 100 years since Ludlow

Gun and Sportsman Show ‘can’t miss’

Multiple vendors, indoor car event and quick-draw demonstration are among the attractions

Mapmaker left his mark

Spanish cartographer Miera y Pacheco’s artistic maps note discoveries of Dolores area

Montezuma County Commissioner Questionaire: Utrup

Name: Bill Utrup Age: 65 Telephone: Not listed Email Address: bill.utrup@gmail.com Website: Not listed 1. How do you define freedom of the press? I define freedom of press as the…