Cortez

Spill cost tribe at least $200K, Southern Utes say

Frost: EPA ‘never lifted a finger’ to alert tribe

September 11, 2015

The Archer

Jayden Karo, a seventh-grader at Dolores Middle School, is the 2015 Reserve Grand Champion in the Junior Compound Unlimited class…

September 10, 2015

High School Sports

Montezuma-Cortez soccer team starts 1-2

‘Jitters were coming out for sure,’ coach says

September 10, 2015

For the record

Police blotter

Thursday, Aug. 27 8:12 a.m. A woman reported receiving threatening Facebook messages. A woman was ticketed for harassment and menacing.…

September 10, 2015

Milestones

Wedding Kasey Bell and Taryn Susann Davis

Kasey Bell, son of Scott and Patti Bell of Cortez, married his soul mate Taryn Susann Davis, daughter of Braden…

September 10, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

A Hopi story

Tribal elder and local author release new book

September 10, 2015

Local News

No arrests made at DUI checkpoints

Sheriff emphasizes ‘awareness and prevention’

September 10, 2015

Community Calendar

Email announcements to news@cortezjournal.com and include “Community Calendar” in the subject field. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance…

September 10, 2015

Living

Gail in the Garden: The importance of trees

When we moved to Colorado in 1998, one of the first things we planted was a blue spruce tree because…

September 10, 2015

Local News

Is wild food calling?

Most bears prefer dining in the forest, but a few don’t

September 10, 2015

Local News

Street sign wording a key to safety

Verbiage means safer commutes for cyclists, motorists

September 10, 2015

Local News

County seeks drilling study

Commissioners want assurance wells don’t threaten dam

September 10, 2015

Local News

Report: TABOR raises tax bills

80 percent pay more than without it

September 10, 2015

Local News

Safety remains a tribal issue

New laws have helped, Interior official says

September 10, 2015

Local News

Victims in plane crash identified as Californians

Four died; pilot’s rating in question

September 10, 2015

Local News

City urges applicants for grants

Nonprofits are priority for 2016

September 10, 2015

Local News

Congress grills EPA on spill

Agency faces claims of negligence

September 10, 2015

Local News

Inside the 9/11 Museum

‘I came close to personal artifacts, including a wristwatch and a pair of eyeglasses ... as people huddled together and…

September 10, 2015

Local News

Are wolves coming back?

Top conservation biologist says it’s inevitable that predator will return to Colorado

September 10, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Photographer showing unseen work Sept. 11

‘I like black and white an awful lot. It shows you what’s important.’

September 7, 2015

More Sports

Officials: Animas fish safe to eat

Mike Japhaet, a former aquatic biologist with Colorado Division of Wildlife, holds a brown trout that was collected in a…

September 7, 2015

High School Sports

Volleyball teams open on 2 M-CHS floors

Varsity stumbles; junior varsity, C-team go 2-1 against Bayfield

September 7, 2015

High School Sports

Golfers get taste of season, head to Pagosa

The Montezuma-Cortez golf team played with only two golfers in three meets last week. With school starting last Wednesday, most…

September 7, 2015

High School Sports

Spirit Squads back in action

Cheerleaders and dancers eye competitions

September 7, 2015