Meet Jane, a climate scientist who fled the government

The day after President Donald Trump’s unexpected victory, Jane Zelikova was “crying her eyes out” in her office at the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. As a scientist researching how...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Third Thursday market to return to Cortez

The second annual Third Thursday market in Cortez will start June 15 in a new location. A partnership between the city government and the Cortez Retail Enhancement Association, the event started in...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

In 1889, Cortez was a ‘wide open’ town

By June HeadMontezuma County Historical SocietyFrank Clyde Thompson came to Montezuma Valley with his parents in 1887, at which time his father, A.L. Thompson, drove into town with three wagon...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | COLUMN: Looking back

Manitou Springs artist showing work in Mancos

Manitou Springs artist Pam Pappas likes to keep things interesting in the studio. Pappas works in mixed media, including paintings and sculptures. She said she likes to constantly try new things...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos audit reveals town is in good shape

A financial audit of the Town of Mancos revealed that the town is in solid financial shape, auditor Chris Majors told town trustees at their meeting May 24. Majors, of Cortez-based accounting firm...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Spruce, fir sale designed to combat budworm infestation

A logging sale proposed on the San Juan National Forest north of Dolores is tapping into the spruce and fir market, but is also designed to combat the Western spruce budworm infestation. If...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Esther Cook is named 2017 Mancos Days Queen

Esther Cook is the Mancos Days Queen for the 2017 festival.Cook was born in Cortez on June 14, 1940, to Mathew and Edna (Everett) Wolff. For the first 19 years of her life, she lived in Lebanon,...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fallen veterans honored on Memorial Day in Mancos

About 30 people gathered for a somber Memorial Day ceremony at Cedar Grove Cemetery south of Mancos on Monday. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 5231 and the VFW Auxiliary placed...

DATE: May 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Denver area doctors seek to ban smartphone sales to preteens

DENVER – On the dark side of the Colorado Legislature’s website, there are some interesting proposals that voters might see on upcoming ballots. Examples include more than 12 transportation funding...

DATE: May 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cartoonist, author to visit Cortez library

The Journal Cartoonist and writer Matthew Henry Hall, author of the children’s books “Phoebe and Chub” and “The Lucky Hat,” will visit the Cortez Public Library on Tuesday, June 13, at 2 p.m....

DATE: May 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Future of Western Excelsior's Mancos mill is unclear

The future of Western Excelsior’s Mancos facility is still undecided, according to plant manager Keith Van Pelt.Company representatives are still considering the investigation and working with the...

DATE: May 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez overdue for update on Cortez building code

It’s a time of transition at the Cortez planning and building department, as officials consider updating the city’s building codes, alongside other changes for builders. The city has operated under...

DATE: May 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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