Cortez

BLM plans for rock slide removal

The BLM is planning to remove a recent rock slide that is blocking access to Yellow Jacket Canyon. An environmental…

Beware: Scammers working the lines

Assorted telephone scams are on the rise in Cortez as local authorities field daily calls from concerned residents. “Most of…

Lands workshop Dec. 10

The Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners will host a public workshop on Thursday, December 10 from 6 to 9…

Baxstrom renews bid to qualify for defender in attempted murder

Denied a court-appointed attorney in November, a Cortez man charged with attempted murder in the shooting of his wife has…

Adams receives state award for bike trails

Noted for tapping Geer Natural Area

New coalition launching campaign to protect Chaco

Pueblo Bonito, the largest ruin at Chaco, as seen from the bluff above.Jim Mimiaga/Cortez Journal Four organizations – Archaeology Southwest,…

Holiday spirit starts to shine in Cortez

Piñon Project collecting donations for local families

Woman, 66, gets 4 years in meth case

Defense notes 60 law-abiding years

Pot growers compare notes

Ban still irksome

Panthers shine in opener, 77-39

Every M-CHS player scores as Panthers beat Aztec at home, 77-39

M-CHS swim team opens Friday

New coach, 23 swimmers looking to repeat at state

Gingerbread builders

Another wolf killed in Utah

This gray wolf in the Grand Canyon is the first time the animal has been seen in Arizona in 70…

Tumbled tumbleweeds

In this photo taken last Friday, Albuquerque workers put tumbleweeds inside a trash truck along Wyoming Boulevard near the entrance…

Rogue attorneys general defy governors, sue feds

Attorneys general suing the federal government, despite governors’ objections

Redistricting reform effort underway in Colorado

Critics worry proposal would limit power of Hispanic voters

Pot growers pressure the grid

Industry could soon buy $11 billion a year in electricity

Boyfriend’s letter to inmate goes to pot

Jail test determines envelope included marijuana

Data reveal racial disparity in Cortez special education

About 40 percent of Native students in special ed, Carter says

Icy patch blamed for slow justice

Court postpones burglary trial a third time

CPD: No updates in apparent BB gun shooting

Local authorities have yet to solve an apparent BB gun shooting spree that occurred more than a week ago along…

Court briefs

Probation revoked, prison imposed Joshua Berry, 22, of Cortez, was sentenced to four years in prison after admitting that he…

Adams State announces guaranteed tuition

Adams State University has announced a guaranteed-tuition program for undergraduate students enrolled in on-campus classes, according to President Beverlee J.…

Finishing touches

Horizon Environmental sprays a reseeding liquid along Colorado Highway 145 and County Road P as the final phase of construction…