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Cronk embezzlement trial set for April

Former undersheriff, charged with 17 counts of felony embezzlement, is in Arizona

City Hall weighs marijuana, budget issues

Dispensary looks to triple the size of its production operations, memo says

Montezuma-Cortez catering class gains support for meals

Diana Coulter’s catering class at Montezuma-Cortez high school is buzzing with excitement as enthusiastic students mix, blend, bake, and dream…

Dictionary gift

Cortez Rotary members Shane Hale and Adam Barnhurst hand out dictionaries to third-grade students at Kemper Elementary. The Cortez Rotary…

Flood costs trouble farmers

LASALLE – It’ll be a drop in the bucket for the state’s overall farm economy. But for the individual farmers…

Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers grant

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering a one-time grant opportunity to agency partners that engage in hunting and angling outreach…

County’s Farm Service Agency is now taking NAP applications

Montezuma County Farm Service Agency is accepting applications for 2014 Noninsured Assistance Program (NAP). The deadline date to purchase NAP…

Pot raids show industry remains risky in Colorado

State legalization may not protect against U.S. law

Cortez refuse crews will haul trash on Thanksgiving Day

Cortez’s refuse crews will be working on Thanksgiving Day. Please put trash out the night before, but no later than…

Utah weighs gas tax proposals

SALT LAKE CITY – State and local officials say it’s time to raise Utah’s gasoline tax, which hasn’t changed for…

Durango grief support group offers services throughout the holiday season

A grief support group for adults who have experienced a loss because of a death will be held from now…

Let there be light

Rotary brings solar illumination to Navajos

Bull Riders’ great year

TV viewing, title race draw fans

Racial, sexist remarks in M-CHS student paper cause backlash

Two Montezuma-Cortez High School students made provocative remarks in the school newspaper when asked what they would be and why…

House passes Tipton’s energy bill

Rep. Scott Tipton celebrated the passage of his Planning for American Energy Act through the U.S. House of Representatives on…

Poll: Christie leads Clinton in Colorado

DENVER – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Colorado if the 2016…

SWCC mobile labs hit the road

Southwest Colorado Community College lab coordinator Ralph Ponce explains how real-world processes are taught inside one of three new $300,000…

Tractor joins Goose as roadside draw in Dolores

Mayor says baler gives drivers reason to pause, pull over, visit the town

Celebrating Native American Week

School board swearing in

Newly elected Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 school board members take the oath of office Thursday morning during a special meeting. Being sworn…

Protesters object to ending gray wolf protection

DENVER (AP) – Protesters are coming out in force after federal authorities in charge of saving wolves from extinction made…

Walking strong

Easterners hit pavement to raise money for cancer survivors

Students participate in Future Farmers of America competition

Dolores student Erin Ryan competes in the district FFA speaking contest at Montezuma-Cortez High School.Sam Green/Cortez Journal Presenting on topics…

Solemn events mark JFK’s assassination

DALLAS – Loose gatherings of the curious and conspiracy-minded at Dallas’ Dealey Plaza have marked past anniversaries of the assassination…