On Thursday evening, an elevator accident at a residence in the 30000 block of Colorado Highway 184 injured several people, according to the Montezuma County sheriff’s office. Injuries rang...

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For The Journal The Cortez Public Library’s summer reading program focuses on health this year with the theme, “On Your Mark, Get Set, Read.” The program runs May 25 through Aug. 20. ...

Three men who caused an Internet storm last weekend after documenting their illegal walk at Yellowstone National Park also face an investigation after an incident in Mesa Verde, according to court doc...

When state legislators went home last Wednesday, one of the tasks they had left undone was the restructuring of a hospital provider fee that would have freed up money to bolster the state budget. ...

Recently, while viewing the Montezuma County Sheriff Department’s Facebook page, I became engaged in a conversation through the comments section regarding the recent arrest of a Kentucky man attemptin...

The Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School board approved several capital reserve projects at their meeting Tuesday. The board approved a roof for Cortez Middle School for under $85,000. District exe...