For The Cortez Journal Mesa Verde National Park will offer free admittance on Saturday, National Public Lands Day. The annual event encourages everyone to get outside and enjoy the outdoors...

For The Cortez Journal The small town of Bluff, Utah, celebrates its 11th Annual Arts Festival Oct. 16-18. The weekend will be packed with free and almost free events – an evening of storyt...

Located south of Cortez, Mitchell Springs once provided area residents and travelers with water. The site will be commemorated on Saturday. Near the intersection of South Oak Street and Cou...

I am writing to respond to an article in the Sept. 18 Cortez Journal entitled, “The true meaning of Christianity” by Fran Kruk. There comes a time in our lives when we realize that God is n...

The Montezuma-Cortez High School Panther Football Team would like to thank Blondies for their time and effort to host our team dinners. The support of Blondies and our community was amazing! ...

A new book detailing the rich history of mining in Silverton was just released last week after three years in the making, but the story’s relevance and timing could not be more appropriate. ...

BILLINGS, Mont. – Before the applause faded from the U.S. government’s announcement that there would be no endangered-species protections for the greater sage grouse, the criticism began over wide-rea...

I loved the story about Mama’s Deli (Journal, April 23.) Mae Prunty was my grandmother. My father, her son, had not seen her or knew where she was since he was about 9 years old. I did a genealogy sea...