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Physical therapy clinic opens on Main Street, Cortez

Spire Physical Therapy and Wellness has arrived at 30 E. Main St. in Cortez. After years working for large health providers, owner and physical therapist Jacki Gilpin decided to enter into private...

DATE: Dec. 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Powers is offered job as Montezuma County administrator

The Montezuma County Board of Commissioners voted to hire from within to fill the position of county administrator. After a discussion about three finalists during a special meeting Dec. 21, they...

DATE: Dec. 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

White Mesa Mill accepts Cherokee Nation radioactive waste

More than 10,000 tons of radioactive waste has been delivered from the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma to the White Mesa Mill south of Blanding, Utah, in order to extract and recycle the uranium. The...

DATE: Dec. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

A white Christmas? El Nino is setting up

There is a small chance for a white Christmas in Cortez, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologist Norv Larson said models indicate a 20 percent possibility for snowfall late in the...

DATE: Dec. 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Elementary students sing in the holiday season

Sounds of the holidays filled the gymnasium during the popular Dolores Elementary Christmas Concert Tuesday. An estimated 800 people attended the event, which featured songs by each grade during...

DATE: Dec. 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores School board gets good news, bad news

The Dolores Re-4a School District has received two awards from the Colorado Department of Education for student performance on state tests. Superintendent Phil Kasper announced that Dolores High...

DATE: Dec. 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Eaton retires from Canyons of the Ancients post

A mix of excitement and pride emanates from Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Manager Marietta Wetherill Eaton as she prepares to retire in January after a four-decade career working in...

DATE: Dec. 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Annual Cortez Christmas Bird Count is Dec. 29

The 2018 Cortez Christmas Bird Count will take place Dec. 29 at 7:30 a.m. beginning at the Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Market St. Participants will be divided into groups to survey areas of...

DATE: Dec. 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Millwood Junction not being sold

Talk in Cortez business circles that the Millwood Junction restaurant in Mancos was being sold is not true, said owner Joann Riffel. A business source told The Journal on Thursday that the owner of...

DATE: Dec. 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Montezuma County stirs debate over water, drought planning

A concern that agricultural water supplies in McPhee Reservoir could be unfairly threatened under a proposed Colorado drought plan has prompted the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners to...

DATE: Dec. 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Christmas Comet arrives over Southwest Colorado for holidays

The night sky will offer two astronomical shows this week and next. The Christmas Comet will fly closest to Earth in 20 years and will be visible in the southern night sky, preferably with a...

DATE: Dec. 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores passes 2019 budget of $1.28 million

The Dolores Town Board passed the 2019 budget Monday. The budget is based on an estimated annual income of $908,810 derived from property taxes, sales taxes and utility fees. Total expenses to...

DATE: Dec. 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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