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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...

DATE: Dec 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Dec 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Annual community dinner starts at 11 a.m. Christmas Day

Christmas in Cortez may not be sunny and warm, but there’s plenty of warmth and good cheer to go around. The 27th annual Community Christmas Dinner is held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ...

DATE: Dec 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Shutdown strands drivers, keeps officers on their toes

A 19-vehicle accident on U.S. 491 south of Pleasant View shut down the highway from County Road Z to Dove Creek on Wednesday night, creating traffic jams and additional crashes on the detour...

DATE: Dec 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

To Our Customers: The Journal is moving

The Journalâ€™s offices on North Roger Smith Avenue will permanently close on Christmas, Dec. 25. The Journal will reopen Monday, Dec. 28 in its new space, at 8 W. Main St. in dow...

DATE: Dec 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Storm warning canceled; Cortez and Dolores schools, buses delayed

The Montezuma-Cortez and Dolores school districts and Dove Creek schools announced that schools and buses would open and run two hours behind schedule Tuesday, Dec. 15. Mancos sch...

DATE: Dec 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Video: Cortez firefighters save dog

Roxanne Rogers was walking her daughterâ€™s dog when Hunter disappeared and went into Denny Lake. The dog was unable to get back out because of the thin ice. Cortez firefighters Mike McCoach...

DATE: Dec 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

New coalition launching campaign to protect Chaco

Four organizations – Archaeology Southwest, the National Parks Conservation Association, Park Rangers for Our Lands, and Partnership for Responsible Business – are launching a campaign to pr...

DATE: Dec 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Another wolf killed in Utah

An 89-pound female gray wolf was killed in Utah last month in a strangulation snare intended for a coyote. She was the second wolf killed in Utah in less than a year and the third...

DATE: Dec 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Turkey trot, food drive Nov. 26

Check out the inaugural Dolores Turkey Trot and Food Drive on Thanksgiving Day Nov. 26, beginning at 9 a.m. in front of the Dolores High School. The free event features a 5K and one mile com...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Brice presents an American songbook

Singer plans songs by Porter, Gershwin

DATE: Nov 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

County voters approve tax for hospital upgrade

Voters approved the Montezuma County Hospital District’s request for a limited sales and use tax that will be used to help fund a $14.2 million overhaul of the 40-year-old Southwest Memorial...

DATE: Nov 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News