Cortez

Three sentenced in Montezuma DUI cases

du1-i-syn Judge JenniLynn Lawrence sentenced two men to jail in connection with alcohol-related driving convictions in Montezuma County Court on…

January 18, 2017

Cortez school board talks strategic plan, mill levy

Board members, school officials discuss salaries, bus upgrades, computers

January 18, 2017

Montezuma-Cortez school board OKs improvement plan

Private organization will partner with district

January 18, 2017

Montezuma Alliance for Unity plans march in Cortez

Events will be held in Cortez, Durango, Dolores

January 18, 2017

Mancos School of the West unveils February classes

Kelley Knickerbocker helps Linda Rose with her stained glass project during a Mancos School of the West art class.The Journal…

January 18, 2017

Mancos school board passes 2017 budget

Revenues down slightly from last year

January 17, 2017

2017 water season looks promising in Mancos Valley

Snotels at 190 percent of normal

January 17, 2017

Carute Roma brings high-energy dance music to Cortez

Carute Roma, a Gypsy-punk dance band, provided music at the Mancos Hoedown in 2014.Sam Green/The Journal Carute Roma promises to…

January 17, 2017

Dolores River Basin analyzed for fire risk

Computer modeling points to hazards for forest neighborhoods

January 17, 2017

New programs starting at Mancos library

The Mancos Public Library’s new director of adult programming, Shari Dunn, is starting the new year with several new programs…

January 17, 2017

Thoughts Along the Way: To thine deepest self be true

In a recent group conversation of which I was a part, a young mother of a 7-year-old son spoke eloquently…

January 17, 2017

Sports briefs

Emilio Duran gets a win during the Bloomfield Youth Wrestling Invitational last year. The Dolores and Cortez pee-wee wrestling programs…

January 16, 2017

M-CHS swimmers thrive at home

Panthers rack up first-place finishes and Bailey Duran notches state-qualifying time

January 16, 2017

Montezuma County Historical Society’s collections need new home

Collection storage in limbo as county/city reshuffle

January 15, 2017

Southwest Health opts out of Colorado’s aid-in-dying law

‘Additional planning’ needed, CEO says

January 15, 2017

Tipton to serve on House Natural Resources Committee

U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton in his Washington offices in July.Courtesy photo U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, will serve on the…

January 15, 2017

Animal shelter makes case for continued county support

Commissioners hear that county pets are a city problem

January 15, 2017

Panthers tested by top-10 teams

Montezuma-Cortez squads challenged by ranked teams at home

January 15, 2017

Winter snowpack above average

Dolores Basin forecast fills McPhee, plus boating release

January 13, 2017

Cortez school district creates improvement plans

Strategies required by state after low district ratings

January 13, 2017

Hickenlooper’s legacy discussed as legislators convene

Next two years will heavily influence how he is viewed

January 13, 2017

MCEDA announces business and at-large members

Empire Electric and KSJD Radio join board

January 13, 2017

Smaller ski resorts tout personality, Champagne tastes

Independent ski resorts use personality to stand out

January 13, 2017

Dead lynx identified as 11½-year-old male born in Telluride

Official says animal was tagged

January 12, 2017