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Sparks graduates

Doug and Mary Sparks of Dolores are proud to announce the May 10 graduation from college of their daughter, Marilyn…

November 8, 2013

Sugar Pine Ranch biker rally ends

Sugar Pine Ranch Rally organizers have decided to end the annual Labor Day weekend motorcycle rally near Mancos after a…

November 8, 2013

Local News

County past lost in storage

Historical society seeks museum location

November 8, 2013

Local News

Cortez Fire District tax referendum passes

Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Thane Hagelgantz drops his ballot in the box to vote Tuesday at the Montezuma County clerk's office.du1-i-syn Exactly…

November 6, 2013

Local News

Kokanee return to spawn in Dolores

Thanks to increased flows on the Dolores River from summer monsoon rains, the kokanee salmon had enough water to make…

November 5, 2013

Local News

Mystery of lost medals revealed

With tears streaming down her face, Ester Reed gently placed her fingers on a display case of military honors awarded…

November 5, 2013

Local News

Sugar Pine Ranch biker rally burns out

Lead singer for Two Mile Train performs at the Sugar Pine Ranch Rally. This yearâ€™s rally was the last as…

November 5, 2013

Local News

Kokanee return to spawn in Dolores River

Thanks to increased flows on the Dolores River from summer monsoon rains, the kokanee salmon had enough water to make…

November 5, 2013

Local News

Portion of Little Bauer Trail to be temporarily closed due to logging activity

The Dolores Ranger District will temporarily close a portion of the Little Bauer loop trail and Forest Road 385.D from…

November 5, 2013

Local News

Bulldog fans

Piles of snow lined the Dove Creek football field along with Bulldog fans for the playoff game with Sanford.Sam Green/Cortez…

November 5, 2013

Local News

Times are a-changin’

We set our clocks back last weekend, and we have seen our first snow in town. It feels as if…

November 5, 2013

Local News

CMS students show off folk art talent in Day of Dead

Art and Spanish language students at Cortez Middle school showed off their talent in a Day of the Dead art…

November 5, 2013

Local News

Code enforcement cited for compassion

Living in an RV on South Maple Street, a disabled woman has been in violation of a city ordinance for…

November 5, 2013

Business

Hesperus ski swap celebrates 50th

Peter May-Ostendorp buys his first pair of downhill skis at Hesperus Ski Patrol’s 50th annual ski swap at the La…

November 4, 2013

Local News

Bus will go to Grand Junction

Daily round-trip route from Durango will pass through Cortez, Dolores, Rico

November 4, 2013

Business

November is Hospice month

Dolores Mayor Val Truelsen, Queenie Barz representing Mancos and Cortez Mayor Dan Porter sign proclamations declaring November as Hospice month.…

November 4, 2013

Local News

Region 9 receives additional $500K for business loans

The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado Inc. received an award of $500,000 through an extension of the…

November 4, 2013

Business

Critics knock carbon plans; EPA hears from miners in Denver

DENVER – Coal miners from as far away as North Dakota came to Denver on Wednesday to speak out against…

November 4, 2013

Local News

Roadrunner schedule

Durango to Grand Junction Durango . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…

November 4, 2013

Local News

Community Calendar

People are encouraged to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less…

November 4, 2013

Local News

Popular Cortez bartender dies in crash as car veers off road

A one-car accident killed a Cortez woman Thursday afternoon, Oct. 31, on Highway 145, north of Rico. Sandra “Sandy” Sangosti-Fuhrman,…

November 1, 2013

Local News

Heart takes Ute oath, says tribes need to coordinate efforts

New Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Chairman Manual Heart takes the oath of office.Sam Green/Cortez Journal TOWAOC — The booming beats…

November 1, 2013