The Dolores Town Board is interviewing three candidates for the interim town manager position. The candidates are J. David Fraser, Julian (Jay) Ruybalid and David C. Stahl. Their submitted resumes...

One suspect died in a shootout with a Montezuma County Sheriff deputy Thursday afternoon near the Utah border. Two others were arrested. There were no reports of injured deputies. Montezuma County...

The annual Dolores Chamber of Commerce spring banquet will be held March 10 at the Dolores Community Center. This year, the theme is a futuristic Sci-Fi Soirée, said chamber director Rocky Moss....

The public has been weighing in on where they would like to see additional parking lots and trails on the Tres Rios district of the Bureau of Land Management. During community meetings in Cortez...

A Cortez police chase on Wednesday afternoon led to a brief lockdown at Mesa Elementary School after a man fled on foot into Hawkins Preserve. According to police, a traffic stop about 2:15 p.m....

Loop’s Coffee House and Bistro has opened in Dolores at 795 Railroad Ave. Owner Mark Looper took over the former Pony Expresso building and, along with his girlfriend Misty Henderson, remodeled it...

A body discovered Friday in the Sage Hen area has been identified as Erick Hurley, 31, who has been missing since March, reports Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin. Two locals searching for...

Updates on ranching and range issues were presented at the Southwestern Colorado Livestock Association meeting Saturday at the Cortez Elks Lodge. The weak winter snowpack of less than 40 percent of...

The Journal is now publishing local restaurant inspection reports provided monthly by the Montezuma County Health Department. Inspections of all retail food facilities are done yearly, and in some...

Back taxes owed by energy giant Kinder Morgan have begun flowing into Montezuma County coffers. In December, the company cut a check for $1.38 million to the county owed from 2011, reports assessor...

A financial scam revealed in December that took government funds from the Ute Mountain Ute tribe has jumped from $17,599 stolen to $793,000, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. This week,...