News

Man cleared in fracas with gun

Defendant says niece and ex-girlfriend attacked him

Report shows big Hispanic spending

Group hopes to encourage action on immigration

Feds probe marijuana money

Reports could be used to shut down state businesses

Oil prices feel good at the pump, but investors feel the pain

Editor’s note: Oil Prices are falling to levels not seen in years, undermining a U.S. energy boom largely dependent on…

Company donates computers to M-CHS

Laptops dedicated to school’s career pathways department

Business Briefs

Hay prices remain high in Southwest Colorado Hay prices in Southwest Colorado remain high, but steady according to the Dec.…

2 die in McElmo Canyon collision

Several accidents reported on dicey roads

Rooted in Cortez

Aaron’s moves out of first store to new location on Main Street

December 14, 2014

Weather coverage gets a boost with Cloud Scout debut

Visitors to cortezjournal.com got a more robust weather page beginning Friday, Dec. 12. The page features a five-day forecast, weather…

December 13, 2014

Board meets on pot shop

Town board to adopt budget, raise water fees

Comments sought on forest plan

Proposed action bars motorcycles from Bear Creek trail head

Another beetle makes gains in Dolores

The roundheaded pine beetle has killed trees in the Lake Canyon area in the San Juan National Forest. It’s also…

An epidemic bugs regional forests

Infestation of bark beetle demands immediate action

Sanitation OKs 2015 budget

Without any public comments from citizens, the Cortez Sanitation District unanimously approved its 2015 budget this week. Adopted on Monday,…

Legal cannabis celebrates two years in Colorado

Scores of people celebrated the passage of Amendment 64, which legalized recreational marijuana in Colorado in November 2012. About a…

Partners pledge to save Calkins

District votes to pursue real estate offer

Education

A grand ‘Snow White’

Middle school theater department set to put on a big show with a cast of 50

Southwest Basin Water Roundtable holds meetings to discuss plan

Colorado’s water supplies not enough for farms, urban growth

Lake Powell’s low water level plays into water supply

Colorado water managers are keeping a close eye on the historically low reservoir levels at Lake Powell. Under the Colorado…

Veterans honored on Pearl Harbor Day

‘For years after I got out, nothing was ever said to recognize what we did’

Agriculture

Local hemp advocate vows to persevere

Film screenings in the works to garner more support

Agriculture

Governors meet to discuss water

LAS VEGAS – Facing dwindling water supplies, Western states are struggling to capture every drop with dam and diversion projects…

Udall has loaded deck

Senator may reveal ‘CIA torture’ report