Farmers market returns to Cortez on Saturday

The Cortez Farmers Market will begin on Saturday with more registered vendors than last year and plenty of food, crafts and live music produced in Montezuma County. This year, 42 vendors have...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Historic homestead restored in Recapture Wash

This month, archaeologists and volunteers helped to stabilize and restore a historic frontier cabin near Blanding, Utah. The Shumway Cabin site, located on the banks of Recapture Wash, is part of...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Red Arrow mine violates state rules near Mancos

The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board on Wednesday found that Red Arrow Gold Corp., of Mancos, violated state rules and voted to charge the company more than $6,000 in fines. Red Arrow failed...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

How it happened: The firefight at Western Excelsior

Fire officials and dispatches paint a picture of a fast and intense fire at the Western Excelsior plant that smoldered unnoticed in an attic, overwhelmed first responders and strained water...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police Blotter

Thursday, May 18 1:22 p.m. : A man was arrested in the 500 block of East First Street on a warrant for failure to comply on a local misdemeanor and on suspicion of violating a protection order. ...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: For the record

Cortez Bridge shelter receives $20,000 grant for new location

The Bridge Emergency Shelter has received a grant to start off its fundraising campaign for a new location. On Tuesday, the shelter staff sent out a news release to announce they had received a...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez to install new steps on Conquistador Golf Course

The Cortez Golf Advisory Board plans to install a flight of steps at the ninth hole tee box on Conquistador Golf Course this summer, following complaints by players.Greenskeeper Russ Grover said,...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Appeals court affirms Cortez custody ruling

A Colorado appeals court has affirmed a 2016 ruling in Montezuma District Court that allowed a local mother to keep the parental rights of her son after a contentious two-year custody battle. The...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde celebrates Wildflower Week on June 4-10

The Journal Mesa Verde National Park’s staff and volunteers will help visitors view the park’s native wildflowers during Wildflower Week, June 4-10, according to a park news release. On Monday,...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Three sentenced in Montezuma County Court

Three people were sentenced last week in Montezuma County Court in connection with alcohol-related driving and assault offenses. On Tuesday, Judge JenniLynn Lawrence sentenced Omar Brito to 65 days...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

SWOS grants will support technology, agriculture in Cortez

Southwest Open School has been awarded three competitive grants that will expand curriculum at the school, according to a press release. A $4,965 grant from the Kinder Morgan Foundation will allow...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wagner gives Panthers a rare gold; Ramos beats brother's record

For as long as many local sports fans can remember, no Montezuma-Cortez High School track athlete has stood atop the podium at the Colorado State Track Championships.All that changed on May 21 when...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

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