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DMV driver’s license office to close for updates

The Journal The Cortez Department of Motor Vehicles driver’s license office will close Nov. 20 for upgrades to hardware and software. The new hardware and software is p...

Christmas tree permits available online from the San Juan National Forest

Christmas tree permits will be available to purchase with local vendors and online through It is important to carefully read the overview and need-to-know information before purchasing the...

Now look at what you all have done

To all of the Colorado citizens who voted Yes on Proposition 113: Thank you for your attempts to disenfranchise the popular vote for the state of Colorado. I know you think you’ve done a gre...

It could be worse

Getting a President Biden, if we do, will not alter the faces of America

Thanks to library staff for all they do

I would like to thank our wonderful Dolores library staff for all their hard work this year. I joined the library board this spring in the hopes of supporting their school and family connect...

Aspiring patriots: Here’s how to assist

Saying “I’m a patriot” is like saying, “I’m a really amazing cook” or “I’m the least racist person in the world.” It’s really for others to decide. The Montezuma Patriots often ha...

Dove Creek upsets Mancos

The Dove Creek Bulldogs took to the field in Mancos on Friday night and smashed their way to an 18-14 victory over a Bluejays squad that entered the game as the fifth-ranked eight-man team in the state.

Hickenlooper and Bennet expected to go different directions in Washington

How Hickenlooper adapts to his new role remains an open question

Dove Creek upsets Mancos

The Dove Creek Bulldogs took to the field in Mancos on Friday night and smashed their way to an 18-14 victory over a Bluejays squad that entered the game as the fifth-ranked eight-man team in the state.

RV Dump Station to remain open through Thanksgiving

The Journal Weather permitting, the RV Dump Station, at the City Service Center in the Industrial Park, 110 West Progress Circle, will be open through the Thanksgiving holiday. Th...

City of Cortez announces grant funds for COVID-impacted businesses and organizations

The Journal The city of Cortez has received federal pandemic relief funds to help local businesses and nonprofits that have experienced business disruption because of COVID-19. ...

Cortez teen qualifies for Junior World Finals in Texas

The Journal Chevelle Reed of Cortez has qualified for the Junior World Finals at the Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, from Dec. 7-12. Seventeen-year-old Reed is ...