Mancos leaders voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the town’s moratorium on retail marijuana sales through June 30. Following a half-hour discussion, the six-month extension allows town leaders additional time to…
GOP candidates quickly find a common foe in Hickenlooper on ‘Aaron Harber Show’
Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College has partnered with Rocky Mountain PBS to host the regional premier of “The Original Coloradans,” with executive producer and director Julie Speer…
But for now, reorganization within county seems more likely
Deputy assessor Mark Davis announces he will seek the office of assessor in the 2014 election during the Montezuma County Republican Central Committee meeting Thursday evening. The current assessor, Mark…
The Four Corners Rifle and Pistol Club has announced its Fall Bull’s-Eye Pistol League. Shooters will establish team placement on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the…
On the shortest day and longest night of the year, golden shovels are expected to unearth the 35-acre site for the new Montezuma-Cortez High School. Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School superintendent Alex…
Despite a $567,000 startup grant, one board official strongly opposes the idea of a new charter school in Cortez. Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School board treasurer Brian Demby voiced emphatic disapproval of…
DENVER – A university group looking for solutions to the flood of money in politics has come up with an unusual solution – more money. Colorado has some of the…
Presidential nominee Mitt Romney,gives a speech to delegates on Aug. 30, 2012. The event marked the closing of Tthe Republican National Convention.Helen H. Richardson/ Denver Post file photo DENVER –…
FIFTH-GRADERS at Mesa Elementary School perform during their tribute to veterans on Tuesday afternoon. The Mesa Howlers presented the program for veterans and parents.Sam Green/Cortez Journal
Taxpayers can expect to shell out an additional $43,620 next year to offset increased sewer rates charged by the Cortez Sanitation District. Cortez Sanitation District (CSD) budget figures released Monday,…
Agency depletes emergency fund cleaning mercury from Mancos tailings
dennis spruelldu1-i-syn The Dolores Town Board agreed to another one-year contract for law enforcement service from the Montezuma County Sheriff’s office. But before they did, some board members had some…
Model covers more than 2 million acres in Southwest Colorado
Google, “Why invest in early childhood development and education,” and you’re likely to get more than 30 million hits. From the White House to statehouses, from the World Bank to…
Colorado regulators are accusing a Montezuma County landowner for allowing use of an agricultural field for dumping industrial wastes without a valid access permit. In a Oct. 30 letter to…
Municipal leaders unanimously adopted a number of items at Tuesday’s city council meeting, including a beautification plan. Presented by Durango-based architecture firm DHM Design, the city’s master plan was approved…
Two juveniles were injured Tuesday morning about 8:45 in a bike and pickup truck accident at Main and Chestnut Streets. A witness stopped at the light said the two cyclists…
Fire bill would aid homeowners DENVER – Tax credits for homeowners that conduct wildfire mitigation and a death benefit to wildland firefighters are among bills that Colorado lawmakers will introduce…
