There were over 125 participants who withstood the heat to compete in the state double race at Cortez BMX track on Saturday. With competitors from across Colorado, Cortez BMX was well repr...

The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office plans to begin several prescribed burns as early as Tuesday or as conditions allow. Above-normal precipitation, cooler temperatures an...

A single father of two was sentenced to 20 years in prison last week after admitting that he climbed through a neighbor’s window to engage in sexual intercourse. District Attorney Will Furs...

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WASHINGTON – It was exactly 50 years ago this week that President Lyndon Johnson flew to Independence, Missouri and, with former President Harry Truman at his side, signed into law the legislation cre...

Two weeks ago, a major energy-usage report indicated that natural gas had surpassed coal as the more commonly used fuel in energy production in the United States. The significant turnabout has largely...

OK, OK I can’t stand it. Somebody’s got to speak up, and act on removing the horrible junk pile to the south of our new high school which is opening this September. Area schools called our ...

In the story headlined “Medicine men lead blessing ceremony” (Journal, July 14) two items require correction. First, the Ceremonial Ground is located on Southwest Intertribal Voice property...

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

For The Cortez Journal People diagnosed with prediabetes are at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Effectively managing prediabetes can help prevent di...