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Bill would legalize hemp

Federal laws block Colorado’s new crop

Cortez Cultural Center hosts Valentine’s party

Express your love and contribute to a great cause at the Annual Sweetheart Ball sponsored by the Cortez Cultural Center.…

Mineral-rights fight drills on

GOP bills would compensate owners for fracking bans

Habrat leads Ballantine newspaper ad sales

Habrat David Habrat has been hired to lead sales efforts at The Cortez Journal and four sister newspapers. Habrat will…

Our air faces new rules

EPA plan could put counties out of compliance

No-shows at Navajo hearing

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – No citizens attended a Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission public hearing Thursday that had been called to…

Protection for head and paw

Ice rescue training

The complexity of a tragedy

Numerous factors caused Silverton’s fatal avalanche

Party divide rules in State of Union response

Dems like its focus; GOP sees weak record

Sheriff’s Blotter

Wednesday, Jan. 14 6:26 p.m. A man was pulled over near the intersection of Merritt Way and Fourth Street. He…

Cortez Police Blotter

Wednesday, Jan. 7 2:39 p.m. An officer responded to Centennial Park in reference to an intoxicated Native American man passed…

Health exchange may face audit

Senate panel advances measure that would require extensive review

Court briefs

Breakup turns violent in Mancos A Mancos teenager accused of repeatedly striking an ex-girlfriend in the head with a hammer…

Chamber gears up for Saturday’s casino night

Citizen/business of the year will be announced at a later date

Allmon faces retrial in sex case

Jury failed to reach a verdict last week

Public comment

Casey McClellan, right, discusses the Dolores-Rico Management Plan with Ivan Messinger, left. Forest Service personnel had an open forum to…

Turquoise a Zuni tradition

For the Zuni tribe, turquoise has deep cultural and artistic importance. The mineral’s vibrant hues of blue, green, and aqua…

McElmo Canyon fog

Keve Goodall captured striking images of fog that settled into McElmo Canyon on Saturday morning. The images were posted on…

Southwest Colorado Republicans respond to speech

“Better late than never” is how Southwest Colorado Republicans described their Democratic governor’s address. During his State of the State…

Governor focuses on economy, refunds in State of State address

Gov. John Hickenlooper delivered his fifth State of the State address Thursday to a divided Legislature, pointing to difficult work…

CMS students tackle technology, engineering issues at Science Fair

The gym at Cortez Middle School on Thursday Jan. 15 was brimming with over 250 students, as the annual Science…

Hospital boards plan $12M wing

Southwest Memorial project would also consolidate Cortez’s primary care clinics

Crow Canyon, M-CHS team up on archaeology

New class, campus ruin a find for local students