Three finalists have been named for the position of Montezuma County administrator. Chuck Giannone, Travis Parker and Shak Powers were chosen out of 12 applicants by the county commissioners for...

Rico was recently awarded two transportation grants. The town was awarded a $10,000 Charge Ahead Colorado grant from the Colorado Energy Office for an electric-vehicle station. The station will be...

A violent one-car crash on U.S. Highway 160 east of Cortez about 5 p.m. sent the driver to Southwest Memorial Hospital, according to the Colorado State Patrol. A white Toyota 4Runner with Colorado...

The Dolores Board of Trustees has extended a ban on retail marijuana sales set to expire this month to give them more time to study the issue. In a 6-1 vote Monday, trustees agreed to continue the...

Snowfall in Cortez this winter has surpassed the total for all of last winter, said Jim Andrus, local weather observer for the National Weather Service. As of Dec. 6, winter snowfall measured 11.8...

A gas well in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in October spilled about 3,150 gallons of wastewater onto the ground, according to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The...

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

Montezuma County is accepting applications for the Montezuma County Recreation Advisory Committee. The committee will advise the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners on the planning,...

Journal Staff Writer The 128-year old McElmo Creek Flume – a relic of pioneer ingenuity that operated until 1991 – was nearly swept away by flood waters in 2006. But today the historic irrigation...

An updated wildfire risk map released by the Colorado State Forest Service shows the foothill towns of Dolores, Towaoc and Durango have a “higher” potential to be impacted by a wildfire. The...

A portion of U.S. Highway 160 south of Cortez closed Monday afternoon after a head-on collision between a semitrailer and a pickup truck. Both drivers were transported to Southwest Memorial...