A proposal by Montezuma County to expand property rights by increasing residential development potential in the Upper Dolores River Valley has prompted concerns about density and water quality. A...

Fire bans have been lifted for Montezuma County, the San Juan National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management. But officials urge caution because Southwest Colorado continues to experience severe...

The Journal publishes local restaurant inspection reports provided monthly by the Montezuma County Health Department. Unannounced inspections are conducted for restaurants, school, hospital and...

Avalanche control on Lizard Head Pass by the Colorado Department of Transportation is about to go high tech with a $1.4 million remote control system. Every winter north of Rico, the Yellow...

A mountain bike skills park has been proposed for the town of Rico. Rico Trails Alliance has submitted a preliminary plan to construct 1.5 miles of non-motorized trails on a 10-acre hillside...

A lamb on the loose in downtown Cortez Tuesday morning triggered community cooperation and excitement. The 4-month-old escaped from her trailer parked near Pippos, then sprinted down North Street,...

More than 500 Ute Mountain Ute tribal members have signed a petition urging the tribal council to distribute a portion of federal CARES Act aid directly to community members. Organizers are...

The race for Montezuma County Commissioner District 3 just got competitive. Unaffiliated candidate Rebecca Samulski has obtained enough signatures to make the November ballot for the position, said...

A pickup truck drove off Colorado Highway 141 at Slick Rock Thursday afternoon and crashed down a steep embankment, according to the Colorado State Patrol. One person required a rope rescue and was...

Lowry Pueblo will undergo stabilization work this month in collaboration with the Zuni Tribe, Canyons of Ancients National Monument and Mesa Verde National Park. The 1,000-year-old Great Kiva and...

Jennifer Marie Folsom has been charged with second-degree attempted murder for allegedly shooting her husband, James Lloyd Box Jr., on Haycamp Mesa outside Dolores in 2018. Box was then fatally...