Dramatic emergency situations are often played out on television, and we watch the panic, confusion and destruction from the comfort of home. But a crisis may happen outside your front…
Sugar Pine Ranch Rally organizers have decided to end the annual Labor Day weekend motorcycle rally near Mancos after a seven-year run. The rally was a smaller competitor to the…
Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Thane Hagelgantz drops his ballot in the box to vote Tuesday at the Montezuma County clerk's office.du1-i-syn Exactly five people showed up at the Montezuma County Clerk’s office…
Thanks to increased flows on the Dolores River from summer monsoon rains, the kokanee salmon had enough water to make their spawning run this year. Last year, there was no…
With tears streaming down her face, Ester Reed gently placed her fingers on a display case of military honors awarded to her long-lost love, Robert M. Williford. “Bob was the…
Lead singer for Two Mile Train performs at the Sugar Pine Ranch Rally. This year’s rally was the last as the promoters decided to cancel future rallies.Sam Green/Cortez Journal Sugar…
Thanks to increased flows on the Dolores River from summer monsoon rains, the kokanee salmon had enough water to make their spawning run this year. Last year, there was no…
The Dolores Ranger District will temporarily close a portion of the Little Bauer loop trail and Forest Road 385.D from the bridge east to Forest Road 385 to public traffic…
Piles of snow lined the Dove Creek football field along with Bulldog fans for the playoff game with Sanford.Sam Green/Cortez Journal
We set our clocks back last weekend, and we have seen our first snow in town. It feels as if winter is here. I agree with Pete from the P&D…
Art and Spanish language students at Cortez Middle school showed off their talent in a Day of the Dead art contest held Nov. 1 at El Burro Pancho, a Mexican…
Living in an RV on South Maple Street, a disabled woman has been in violation of a city ordinance for nearly five months. In June, the city adopted Ordinance 1179,…
Daily round-trip route from Durango will pass through Cortez, Dolores, Rico
The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado Inc. received an award of $500,000 through an extension of the Community Development Block Grant contract between the state Office of…
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People are encouraged to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to…
A one-car accident killed a Cortez woman Thursday afternoon, Oct. 31, on Highway 145, north of Rico. Sandra “Sandy” Sangosti-Fuhrman, 50, died after her southbound Volvo station wagon veered off…
New Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Chairman Manual Heart takes the oath of office.Sam Green/Cortez Journal TOWAOC — The booming beats of the Catching Eagle Drum Circle introduced Manuel Heart, the…
