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Phil’s World growth plan faces review

BLM undertakes environmental, cultural resource examination

Coroner requests steep fee for public records

The Cortez Journal is challenging what it considers to be an unwarranted fee request for public records. Montezuma County Coroner…

Exchange works to shield insured Coloradans

DENVER – Nervous directors of the Colorado Health Benefits Exchange pressed Monday for ways to improve their system to make…

Ballantine named to Hall of Fame

Ballantinedu1-i-syn Four years after her death, Durangoan Elizabeth Morley Cowles Ballantine has been named to the Colorado Women’s Hall of…

Assessor candidate

Deputy assessor Mark Davis announces he will seek the office of assessor in the 2014 election during the Montezuma County…

5 win FLC scholarships

Five students from Mancos received merit scholarships to attend Fort Lewis College this fall. The Freshman Achiever’s Tuition Scholarship was…

Job Corps reopens doors

Jennifer Summers, left, says the Job Corps program saved her life. Babette Kimble is an admission counselor at the newly…

What happened in 1915

I decided to see what happened 100 years ago, so I went to the library and perused the microfilm. I…

Town officials consider retail pot

Philipsdu1-i-syn Town officials plan to discuss local retail marijuana ventures tonight at their monthly meeting. According to recent data, more…

Town of Mancos budget talks will continue tonight

At tonight’s town trustees meeting, discussions on the 2014 budget and economic development strategy will resume. Mancos leaders pondering the…

Medical training ground

Southwest Memorial trains students and doctors

Court battles ongoing

A court-appointed manager of the Red Arrow Gold Mine has been discharged of any liability, minus any willful misconduct or…

Bathroom blast

Roger Hensel practices his trumpet in the Joe Rowell Park bathroom. "I hear everything, it's the concrete. I must have…

Mancos elects two school board members

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…

Task force will ID sites

Public invited to help inventory town's historic structures

Burn scar from Weber Fire offers a teachable moment

With a magnifying glass, some curious, youthful eyes recently gazed at a tiny helicopter seed in new, nutrient rich soils.…

Area drivers pay more for gas than Colorado average

Gasoline prices in Cortez have fallen sharply recently, but buyers are getting squeezed at the pumps. On Main Street Tuesday,…

The Dolores River Anglers to meet Nov. 18

The Dolores River Anglers will have a general membership meeting on Nov. 18 downstairs at Fiesta Mexicana Restaurant. A meet-and-greet…

Introduction To Quickbooks Workshop

The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center, the Dove Creek Chamber of Commerce and Dolores County Development Corporation are sponsoring…

Mancos Briefs

Workshop aims to help farmers Colorado AgrAbility will host a free workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Southwest Colorado…

Tribal College Journal starts arts webzine

For nearly 25 years, the Tribal College Journal has been published in Mancos, but the periodical recently launched an online…

Manuel Heart takes Ute oath, says tribes need to coordinate their efforts

New Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Chairman Manual Heart takes the oath of office.Sam Green/Cortez Journal TOWAOC – The booming beats…

Mystery of lost war medals is revealed

With tears streaming down her face, Ester Reed gently placed her fingers on a display case of military honors awarded…

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