It may take more than a routine archaeology survey and volunteer efforts to reopen the Sagehen recreation area to overnight camping. Since June, advocates have been pushing for re-establishing camping…
Newspaper hires managing editor and reporter, begins redesign, invigorates social media efforts
Fish and Wildlife Service decides against protections
Southwest reports $4.6 million in unpaid bills, says uninsured pose the No. 1 health problem
DENVER – If Republicans get their way, Colorado’s 2014 legislative session, which starts Wednesday, will be like be like “The Hangover Part 2” – not so much a sequel as…
The city of Cortez approved grant funding in the new year for child-abuse awareness, a children’s bicycle helmet program, a soup kitchen, an emergency shelter and for women’s health, to…
About 20 area farmers convened over the weekend to discuss the viability of producing industrial hemp in Southwest Colorado. After the hour-and-a-half long open discussion on Sunday, Jan. 5, nearly…
A four-point buck trudges through the snow south of Dolores.Sam Green/Cortez Journal
DENVER – Colorado voters will be asked to ban concealed weapons on college campuses this fall, if a new political group gets its way. Safe Campus Colorado won the right…
On Aug. 29, 2013, Pfc. Audra Blackburn of the 121st Combat Support Hospital U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea, was awarded the Army Achievement Medal for outstanding performance during the…
Rangers at Mesa Verde National Park will offer a guided hike looking at how animals and plants survive the park’s winter environment.Courtesy photo Park rangers plan to lead a guided…
The Endangered Species Act recently celebrated its 40th anniversary, and now students are asked to celebrate Endangered Species Day. Across America, students in kindergarten through grade 12 are invited to…
The U.S. Forest Service and Colorado Procurement Technical Assistance Center will offer a local procurement fair for area small businesses interested in providing equipment, supplies and/or food services to support…
Rare is the individual capable of bridging generational gaps, transcending cultural differences and touching the lives of nearly every person in his or her community. Ralph E. Vavak (1928-2013) was…
Telluride Bud Co. owner Adam Raleigh discusses the different strains of marijuana available for purchase on Jan. 1, the day recreational marijuana prohibition ended in Colorado.TOBIE BAKER/The Cortez Journal On…
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Sluyter have purchased Adkin Mercantile in Dolores and have taken over the management of the store as of the first of the year. The store has…
E. H. Golden, for the past several months a resident of Dolores, died at him home here about seven o’clock Tuesday morning, presumably of heart failure. Mr. Golden attended the…
Photo courtesy of Crow Canyon Archaeological Center<br><br>Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde National Park The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez is offering a new workshop for K-12 educators called…
A 47-year-old Cortez man was found unresponsive at the Montezuma County jail Friday morning. He was later pronounced dead at Southwest Memorial Hospital. Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell said an…
