Cortez

Cortez native returns home and opens Axl’s Glass downtown

Vickie Medina has opened Axl’s Glass, which is named after her dog, Axl.Sam Green/The Journal Cortez native Vickie Medina has…

July 24, 2016

Mesa Verde tourism jumps 8.5 percent in a year

Colorado sets tourism records in 2015

July 23, 2016

Rabbit in Montezuma County tests positive for tularemia

Courtesy photo<br><br>Tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, is a bacterial disease often found in rabbi For The Journal The Montezuma…

July 22, 2016

Lightning ignites small Mesa Verde fire

A lightning strike ignited a fire Wednesday on White’s Mesa on the southeast side of Mesa Verde National Park, according…

July 21, 2016

Public debates sales tax for broadband

Proposed sales tax dominates county’s new quarterly meeting

July 21, 2016

Montezuma Inspire aims to get kids outside

Group is awarded a $75,000 GOCO grant

July 21, 2016

New Cortez fire recruits learn basics

Cortez Assistant Fire Chief Shawn Bittle trains 10 new volunteer recruits, including seven Cortez volunteers, two Ute Mountain Ute Fire…

July 20, 2016

Lightning show lights up Cortez

Jason Walters captured Tuesday nightâ€™s lightning storm in the sky above a cabin on his property on County Road H,…

July 20, 2016

Colorado delegates back Cruz over Trump

Symbolic gesture may foreshadow troubles for GOP

July 20, 2016

Increased wolf sightings prompt advice from Parks and Wildlife

Due to a recent increase in unconfirmed sightings and reports of wolves in Colorado, in addition to confirmed sightings over…

July 20, 2016

After attack, our oldest park ranger is back at work

Betty Reid Soskin, 94, was beaten and robbed two weeks ago.

July 20, 2016

Firearm safety group targets suicide at the source

West outpaces U.S. on gun suicides, one group looks to sellers

July 20, 2016

GOP platform pushes federal land transfers

A shifting political landscape could open the door to ‘returning’ lands to states

July 20, 2016

Alleged Yellowstone trespassers face drone case at Mesa Verde

Men also face Yellowstone case

July 19, 2016

Mesa Verde fire ban in effect

Recent hot, dry, and breezy weather has resulted in extremely dry vegetation fuels throughout Mesa Verde National Park. Because of…

July 19, 2016

Tipton invites Cortez students to take part in App Challenge

The Journal U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton of Cortez invites all high school students of Colorado’s Third Congressional District to participate…

July 18, 2016

Durango woman dies, Mancos man injured in motorcycle crash

du1-i-syn A 60-year-old Durango woman died and a 64-year-old Mancos man was critically injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon…

July 18, 2016

Cool, wet weather forecast this week for Montezuma County

Weather Service predicts the start of monsoon season

July 18, 2016

Protecting Bears Ears: What are the options?

There are two options for managing public lands in southeast Utah. A national monument The Bears Ears National Monument would…

July 18, 2016

Bears Ears proposal draws passionate crowd to Bluff

Obama officials, natives and locals converge on Bluff, Utah

July 16, 2016

House effort to block monuments faces veto threat

The House on Fire ruins in Mule Canyon, near Blanding, Utah. They are one of an estimated 100,000 archaeological sites…

July 16, 2016

Archaeological center calls for protection for Bears Ears

The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center announced on Friday that it supports increased protection for the Bears Ears area, a day…

July 16, 2016

Cyclists donate funds to study Phil’s World expansion

New trail plan ‘gaining traction’

July 15, 2016

Push for Bears Ears monument marks latest Western land fight

Interior secretary greeted by opponents who say national monument designation would limit economic growth

July 15, 2016