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Colorado will pay for Front Range floods

CENTENNIAL – Monetary damage estimates from massive floods on the Front Range will not be available for at least two…

September 17, 2013

Bike race a success

Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Twelve Hours of Mesa Verde board of directors handed out checks to loca A premiere local mountain bike…

September 17, 2013

Wildlife agency needs to cut $10M

Hunting, fishing decline puts agency in a bind

September 17, 2013

Goodnight’s art blossoms from love

'I was the girl drawing horses in English'

September 16, 2013

Rims to Ruins art sale will benefit Mesa Verde

Artist Veryl Goodnight has captured wild horses, a raven and a mountain lion in three separate paintings inspired by recent…

September 16, 2013

The art of sculpting

Sculpting artwork from molten metal is not a single venture, requiring skills from multiple artisans as supple clay models are…

September 16, 2013

21-year-old fatally shot

Man also wounded; Cortez police yet to make an arrest

September 16, 2013

Man shot, ejected from moving vehicle in Towaoc

One suspect in custody, another sought

September 13, 2013

Shoults sentenced to 21 months

DENVER – A personal bank statement left on his desk after a layoff provided the first clue that unraveled a…

September 13, 2013

Senate panel looks at state’s pot laws

Fed lawyers say lawsuit against Colo. a likely loser

September 12, 2013

Through rain, sleet, snow or move Changes at Durango Post Office won’t affect Montezuma County

Montezuma County residents will not be affected by mail delivery and retail operations when the U.S. Postal Service consolidates its…

September 12, 2013

Lower school test scores disclosed

du1-i-syn Across the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District last year, slightly more than half of all students were proficient in reading,…

September 12, 2013

Expect smoky skies from planned prescribed burns

Fire managers on the Dolores Ranger District plan to conduct up to four prescribed burns on the San Juan National…

September 12, 2013

Recalls generate calls for reform

GOP chairman: Votes serve as a warning

September 12, 2013

Brophy on quest for governorship

GOP candidate says Denver is deaf to rural Colorado

September 12, 2013

Dolores Fire takes home title

The Dolores Firefighters brought home trophies from the Tri-State Firemen's Association. Competing at the event were Bill McCoy, Lance Wells,…

September 11, 2013

Commodity distribution scheduled for September

The next USDA Commodity Distribution will be Saturday, Sept. 28. It will be held from 7:30 to 8 a.m. in…

September 11, 2013

Ryan Mahoney to leave top post

Manager takes 'big city' job

September 11, 2013

Unique style brings artwork to life

A white board helps Dolores artist capture a slightly surrealistic West

September 11, 2013

Midnight practice irritates neighbors

Floodlights and football whistles were considered “callous disregard” by residents last month when the Mancos High School football team held…

September 10, 2013

Town Administrator Phillips reaches out to residents

Town Administrator Andrea Phillips wants citizens to be aware of aid for nonprofit groups, an upcoming town-wide cleanup and vacancies…

September 10, 2013

Trustees ponder first pot shop Marijuana dispensary to be considered

A public hearing will be held at Town Hall at 7 p.m. tonight as trustees weigh whether to allow the…

September 10, 2013

MHS homecoming is this week

This week is homecoming week at Mancos High School. The Bluejays’ opponent will be the Nucla Mustangs, and the parade…

September 10, 2013

Community remembers March on Washington

The Mancos Library set up an informative display of books, articles and photos to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the…

September 10, 2013