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Smothered from above

Sleek air tankers prepare for wildfire season; San Juan forest will have access to single-engine plane

Healthy walk

Starting from the Highway 491 and 160 turnoff, the Towaoc group heads down the highway for the Four Corners Walking…

Cortez cleanup crew

Timia, Landon, Neal, Nielson and Houston Hurst do their part to clean up Cortez during the city Spring Cleanup Day.…

Hammer time

Greg Lewis leads a group of riders up a hill in the 12 Hours of Mesa Verde race.Sam Green/Cortez Journal…

Assessor’s office at ‘critical impasse’

Database inefficient; accuracy in question

Cortez 3rd-graders reading below Colorado average

One in 10 Colorado third-graders performed unsatisfactory on state reading exams this year. The rate was nearly double for third-graders…

Mesa Verde features prominent artists

Art sales help support park projects

Bailiff helps defendant avoid charges

An elderly man from Dolores narrowly escaped a bench warrant for his arrest Thursday because of an alert courtroom bailiff.…

Guest Columnist Key dates to remember in primary election

The 2014 primary election is just around the corner, campaign signs are going up and candidates are campaigning hard. This…

Tapia aims at Tipton’s seat

Ex-state senator touts education, public safety

City to discuss retail marijuana tonight

10-month moratorium sunsets next month

Dolores fiber-optic project is now complete

High-speed Internet service went live at the Dolores Schools on Friday, opening up the opportunity for businesses and individuals to…

Osprey gives back with annual sale

Hundreds of people crashed Osprey’s spring local-only sale last week, helping to benefit two area nonprofits with $2,100 each. Five…

Red Arrow cleanup remains in limbo

Montezuma County landfill moves to limit costs of accepting waste

Road to a home just got bumpier

Mortgage rules are stricter for self-employed

Federal government fails to inspect high-risk wells

Rules on fracking, methane emissions expected to be issued

49 Square Ventures plans for expansion

The compost facility 49 Square Ventures, on Road 39 near Mancos, will go before the county commissioners May 19 to…

Watering restrictions start May 15

Watering restrictions are enforced May 15 through and Sept. 15 each year. Yard watering is not allowed between the hours…

Utah ATV protest gathering steam

Event set for Saturday in Blanding

SCCC open house

2014 good for Four Corners in Legislature

DENVER – Southwest Colorado’s lawmakers agree the 2014 legislative session was a good one for the region. It’s a different…

Seismic study begins in Dolores District

Work has begun on the Kinder Morgan 3-D Seismic Study for the Doe Canyon Deep Unit in the “Glade” area…

County delays KM bid to inject well

Montezuma County officials have temporarily halted a Kinder Morgan plan to convert a dormant 31-year-old production well into a new…

Fire guts mobile home

Firefighters protect two homes nearby