Cortez

Photo: Head-over-heals performance

Residents from Madison House and Vista Mesa Assisted Living enjoy a performance by Stormyâ€™s Gymnastics on Thursday afternoon.Sam Green/The Journal

March 31, 2017

Cortez juniors prepare for SAT exam this year

State mandates switch from ACT

March 31, 2017

Regional Economic Summit looks at Montezuma County economy

FLC professor points to a smaller, retiring workforce

March 31, 2017

Registration is underway for 2017 birding festival

The 13th annual Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festival is scheduled for May 10-14. Registration is underway.Photo illustration Registration for the…

March 31, 2017

National Safe Digging Month: Be aware of utility lines

The Journal April marks the 10th anniversary of National Safe Digging Month, reminding all Colorado residents to contact Colorado 811…

March 31, 2017

Cortez mayor declares April Child Abuse Awareness Month

Proclamation was one of several at Tuesday meeting

March 30, 2017

Colorado budget increases funding for education

Rural hospitals would take a hit under $28.3 billion plan

March 30, 2017

Dolores girls’ golf team starts from scratch

First-year head coach Monica Plewe leads young Dolores girls golf team

March 30, 2017

Lady Panthers’ defense struggles in loss to Telluride

M-CHS defense struggles in to 4-1 loss to Miners

March 30, 2017

M-CHS track performs well in Arizona

Ramos wins 800; Wagner finishes second in triple jump

March 30, 2017

What the Navajo Generating Station will leave behind

The smokestacks of the Navajo Generation Station rise 775 feet from the sere landscape of the Navajo Nation in northern…

March 30, 2017

Cortez council OKs $200,000 restrooms at Centennial Park

Projects may be cut to cover cost

March 30, 2017

Montezuma Valley Irrigation restricts county access to water

Informal deal to draw water for roads ends

March 29, 2017

Homegrown Food Retreat features indigenous chef, workshops

Annual Homegrown Food Retreat includes workshops, speakers including founder of Taste of Native Cuisine

March 29, 2017

New storm on track to reach Southwest Colorado on Thursday

Mountains could get 6-12 inches of snow

March 29, 2017

U.S. 160 rollover crash injures two east of Mancos

A rollover a few miles east of the La Plata-Montezuma county line on U.S. Highway 160 sent two people to…

March 29, 2017

Bridge shelter could get new, two-story building

Plans call for 2-story building at new site

March 29, 2017

Eight are sentenced in Montezuma County Court

Eight named in domestic violence, DUI cases

March 29, 2017

Excelsior’s plan for dust mitigation hits a snag

Building upgrade could force change in land use code or town boundaries

March 28, 2017

Mancos Elementary gets $110,000 playground grant

Project is part of master plan for campus upgrades

March 28, 2017

Construction planned this spring on Colorado Highway 41

This map shows the location of a road construction project planned next month in southwest Montezuma County.Courtesy of CDOT Road…

March 28, 2017

Boating season begins early as McPhee Reservoir fills

A boating release on the Dolores River below McPhee Dam will begin earlier than expected, water managers announced Monday. A…

March 27, 2017

Sunday fire in Cortez damages Harp Moving building

Firefighters from three agencies contain blaze

March 27, 2017

Mountain snows expected all week in western Colorado

In Montezuma County, there’s a good chance of rain at lower elevations

March 26, 2017