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Q&A: School board member Jack Schuenemeyer

Question: What advice would you give to new board members? Learn board responsibilities. Ask questions. Question: Should board members be…

September 7, 2015

Local News

Q&A: School board member Sherri Wright

Public relations Question: List three action items you’d undertake to guarantee the public remains informed of board decisions? I have…

September 7, 2015

Business

Center for Independence welcomes two coordinators

For The Cortez Journal Southwest Center for Independence welcomes two new Independent Living Coordinators to its Cortez office. SWCI helps…

September 7, 2015

Local News

Meet the Re-1 school board candidates

Funding remains an issue in 2015 election

September 7, 2015

Local News

What went wrong? Why EPA delayed notification after mine spill

A look at why the EPA delayed notification after the Gold King Mine spill

September 7, 2015

Local News

Ute recall picks up steam

Elders want to oust six

September 7, 2015

Business

Coffee served with a nitro kick

Mancos brewer and roaster help Pie Maker get it right

September 7, 2015

Local News

A door to Denver TV opens

New rules address county orphan status

September 7, 2015

Business

‘Dust is my enemy’

Oil and gas industry responding to threat of worker lung disease

September 7, 2015

Local News

Lawmakers back Planned Parenthood probe

But abortion provider says state’s elected Republicans playing politics

September 7, 2015

Business

Glut in supply, low dairy demand lead to hay slump

‘It’s tough right now,’ local farmer says

September 7, 2015

Business

Briefs

League gets update on behavioral health The League of Women Voters will hear an overview of what is new in…

September 7, 2015

Business

Briefs

South African horticulturist speaks Georg Fritz, horticulturist at Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa, talks about his experiences with rare plants and…

September 7, 2015

Business

Airport numbers strong despite ‘leakage’

Gasoline prices erase savings from driving to larger cities

September 7, 2015

Local News

Time to make a getaway

Cristina Jantz photographed this buck Wednesday evening on the north side of Rocky Mountain Pawn & Gun, 157 East Animas…

September 6, 2015

Local News

El Nino threatens to pack a punch this winter

‘Bruce Lee’ could bring nasty snowstorms to Southwest

September 6, 2015

Local News

Police: Kids left in car as adults fought

The Cortez Police Department responded to a couple of calls on Saturday, Aug. 29, that involved children left in cars…

September 4, 2015

Local News

Rule-making for marijuana a complicated task

Regulators draw ire from both sides of debate

September 3, 2015

Local News

Mining reclamation may be a pipe dream

Financial, technological hurdles slow progress

September 3, 2015

Local News

Groups defend EPA’s Clean Power Plan

A plume of steam billows from the coal-fired Merrimack Station in Bow, N.H. President Barack Obama plans to clamp down…

September 3, 2015

Local News

Rico, Telluride mourn loss

Missing man found dead in Nevada

September 3, 2015

Local News

Drying out

A turkey vulture dries his wings in the morning sun while sitting on a fence post.Sam Green/Cortez Journal

September 3, 2015

Local News

EPA tests water at spill site on U.S. 160

Property owner continues crusade

September 3, 2015

Local News

Sunflower gets international film festival

Audience at Cortez theater will help judge Manhattan Short Films

September 3, 2015