Two Montezuma-Cortez High School students made provocative remarks in the school newspaper when asked what they would be and why if reincarnated. On the opinion page of the November 2013…
Rep. Scott Tipton celebrated the passage of his Planning for American Energy Act through the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill requires the secretary of the Interior to…
DENVER – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Colorado if the 2016 presidential vote were held today, a poll released Wednesday found.…
Southwest Colorado Community College lab coordinator Ralph Ponce explains how real-world processes are taught inside one of three new $300,000 state-of-the-art mobile learning labs.Tobie Baker/Cortez Journal A new $300,000 state-of-the-art…
Mayor says baler gives drivers reason to pause, pull over, visit the town
Newly elected Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 school board members take the oath of office Thursday morning during a special meeting. Being sworn in are Eric Whyte, Sherri Wright, Diane Fox and Jack…
DENVER (AP) – Protesters are coming out in force after federal authorities in charge of saving wolves from extinction made their case to end protection of gray wolves. Authorities want…
DALLAS – Loose gatherings of the curious and conspiracy-minded at Dallas’ Dealey Plaza have marked past anniversaries of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, featuring everything from makeshift memorials…
Two suckers and a chub struggle in low water of Dolores River
A photo of JKF and flowers lay on a plaque at Dealey Plaza in Dallas on Thursday. Loose gatherings of the curious and conspiracy-minded at Dallasí Dealey Plaza have marked…
“MCSO have you ever heard of a suicide watch?” According to a 16-page Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office incident report recently obtained by the Cortez Journal from a concerned citizen, Edward…
Dressed in all black, James Alexander waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday on arson charges. Alexander, 20, of Cortez was charged in September with three counts of arson…
WASHINGTON – Native American code talkers who helped win World War I and II were recognized in a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. Members of the…
Awareness is there, now it’s time for action, leaders say
First United Methodist Christian School prekindergarten students Logan Muraro, left, and Avery Blalock stack boxes filled with school supplies, hygiene items and toys for children in need in foreign countries…
A Dolores man facing more than four decades in prison opted to plead guilty today to escape any jail time in connection to the 2012 Roatcap Fire. Accepted by District…
DENVER – Less than half of Colorado voters think Gov. John Hickenlooper deserves re-election, but he still maintained or even expanded his lead over Republican challengers in a poll released…
