The Journal

Gun and outdoor show scheduled for May

Steve Blackwell’s Ultimate Outdoor and Gun Show will take place May 13-15 at the Montezuma County fairgrounds. Dubbed “the largest show of its kind in the Four Corners” the event ...

Southwest Memorial Hospital a leader in antibiotic stewardship

Pharmacist Meyer part of group setting national standard

Cortez ranked No. 5 in state for low risk of home burglary

Cortez is listed as one of the safest communities in Colorado when analyzing the chances of falling victim to a household burglary. A consumer news and advocacy organization recen...

Dolores library hosts presentation on Everest expedition

As part of the Dolores Public Library’s Winter Tales series, on Jan. 14 at 6:30 p.m. mountaineer Carolyn Gunn will give a slide show presentation on her 1984 expedition to Mount Everest. ...

City road crews battle icy streets, piles of snow

City plow crews battle icy streets, piles of snow after ‘extraordinary storm’

Storm may bring 10 inches of snow; Friday classes canceled

Back-to-back storms hit the area; sunshine expected this weekend

Feeding big game can be deadly

Feeding big game is illegal in Colorado, and it can be deadly for wildlife. “There’s no doubt that life’s tough for big game during the winter, but feeding these animals can make ...

Ouray hosts ice climbing fest

Annual event is largest gathering in North America

$1.37M grant set aside for truck route

The Montezuma County road department has been awarded a $1.37 million grant to repave the Kinder Morgan truck route to the Goodman Point facility. The county will match the grant ...

Mancos Valley Distillery presents January lineup

The Mancos Valley Distillery has scheduled a January lineup of music that includes folk, rock and bluegrass, acoustic and spaghetti western. Here’s a sampling. The Outskirts ...

Ballantine Fund plans new application process

Next week, officials with the Ballantine Family Fund will outline the organizations new online grant application process. Presentations will be made in both Cortez and Mancos on T...

Crews report county roads passable; residents dig out

Plow crews continued to make progress on city and county roads on Monday, battling unseasonably cold temperatures and snowfall over Christmas weekend. Rob Englehart, of the Montez...