The Cortez Sanitation District has repeatedly claimed that sewer rates had to be adjusted at the beginning of the year because of inconsistent and unreliable billing data from the city. City...

A 36-year-old Montezuma County man will be sentenced next month on a sex-abuse charge. The victim was the defendant’s underage daughter. According to court records, Craig Sharp of County Road N was...

A New York archaeology professor treks to Cortez next week to discuss ancient ruins south of the border in Mexico. Part of the Four Corners Lecture Series, the Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado...

A New York archaeology professor treks to Cortez next week to discuss ancient ruins south of the border in Mexico. Part of the Four Corners Lecture Series, the Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado...

Ex-Montezuma County Undersheriff Robin Cronk will be sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to public corruption charges earlier this year. Sentencing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, May 30, at the...

Bobbi Lock was unanimously appointed earlier this month to lead the Montezuma County Health Department. "I am very excited for this opportunity to serve Montezuma County in this capacity," said...

In April, the Cortez Journal asked each city council member a three-part question regarding the city’s prohibition on recreational marijuana sales. Only two municipal leaders responded...

After a 15-minute back-and-forth with legal council on Tuesday, municipal leaders voted unanimously to extend the city’s 10-month moratorium on recreational marijuana through the end of the year....

Former Montezuma County Undersheriff Robin Cronk will be sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to public corruption charges earlier this year. Sentencing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, May 30, at...

Ex-Montezuma County Undersheriff Robin Cronk will be sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to public corruption charges earlier this year.Sentencing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, May 30, at the...