Author - The Journal
Benjamin Rubin
Position: Journal Staff Writer

Cortez opens 2026 Community Support Grant

Organizations that support health, education and welfare for community could receive up to $5k

Highland bull calf killed north of Mancos

Sheriff says case is still open but no probable cause to charge anyone

Just outside of Mesa Verde, Waters Canyon Fire blooms over weekend

Fire burns on east side of Ute Mountain Ute land, borders Mesa Verde

Cortez unearths the past in Great Depression-era historical project

City aims to research a CCC camp that was adjacent to the Carpenter and Geer Natural Areas from 1939-1941

Cross Canyon fire breaks out west of Pleasant View; aircraft assist

Fire knocked down after 20-acre spread with containment and mop up to take place over next few days, says Sheriff

Free entry to Colorado state parks for Ute tribal members goes into effect

The new law will be officially active on Aug. 6

Region 9 gets new economic development coordinator

Audrey Royem is a fourth-generation Coloradan with a master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University

A cleanup in Dolores, but not for everyone

Dolores asks some properties to clean up yards but resorts to summons and fines when homes go silent

Goats in town: Dolores rethinks livestock rules

Trustees plan to consider amending ordinance to allow goats temporarily in town for lawn mowing-purposes

Dolores considers raising price of tent camping in town parks

Town Trustees say that Dolores should raise cost of camping from $5 to $25

Wrangling steers at the Montezuma County Fair

An informal annual event: some livestock run off and need to be corralled

Running out of office space, Cortez buys Empire Electric Association building

Purchase of building will cost city $1.4 million