Chief District Court Judge Doug Walker has discovered a head-scratching dilemma. At issue is attorney-client privilege. Currently serving a 25-year prison sentence, convicted murderer Luthe...

The U.S. Court of Appeals has dismissed a suit against the San Juan National Forest by a hunting group upset over motorized trails north of Dolores. Opposition to single-track motorized tra...

DENVER – The saga over an attempt to oust Colorado Republican Party Chairman Steve House continued Tuesday with rumors that House has contacted Denver and federal prosecutors about allegations of blac...

The Montezuma County Commission moved the McPhee breakwater project forward, and heard a wildfire update on Monday. Case Construction, of Cortez, was awarded its $85,422 bid to install the ...

Judge reluctantly frees alleged thief A judge reluctantly agreed this week to free a Cortez man charged with auto theft and criminal mischief. Chief District Court Judge Doug Wal...

In April 2013, a Cortez-based online education center entered into a historic agreement to expand its reach to the remote Independent State of Samoa. LeRoy Lafaialii Mariner, a Samoan livin...

After an emotional, 2½-hour hearing Tuesday night at a packed City Hall, the Cortez City Council voted 4-1 to approve a conditional use permit for Kiva Montessori School downtown at 25 and 18 N. Beech...

Pinhead Institute plans six lectures The Pinhead Institute presents the first installment of its six-week Punk Science lecture series for kids of all ages featuring rocket scientist Kevin M...

For The Cortez Journal “Superheroes Continued ...” is the July theme of the Raising Readers Storytime at the Cortez Public Library, located at 202 N. Park St., Cortez, Colo. The ...

For The Cortez Journal The Pinhead Institute presents the first installment of its six-week Punk Science lecture series for kids of all ages featuring rocket scientist Kevin McNeill on the ...