Whoever is “working” on Highway 145 has for weeks placed a 40 mph speed zone on Highway 145 going for miles with no work at all. Not only is it obnoxious to have a work zone with no work, it is also a...

There are people who meet regularly in our county who claim to be all about the Constitution. If you show up at their meeting they will provide lectures and the chance to purchase various and assorted...

I couldn’t believe former Undersheriff Cronk was allowed to get off after his 15 felony count with a mere 30 days jail time of his choice! As “people of color,” we should be able to choose which “glam...

I am concerned with the lack of accuracy and fairness the Cortez Journal continues to reflect in both its reporting and opinions. You have embraced an on-going besmirching of our current sheriff, Den...

I get the fact that the Journal wants Steve Nowlin to win the primary election. That was clear in your editorial (Journal, June 6). However, if it was your intention to inform your readers, then you o...

I urge all Montezuma GOP voters to choose Steve Nowlin for Sheriff in this primary election. Dennis Spruell’s actions as sheriff confirmed my worst fears since he took office in January 2011. Although...

After reading Kelsey Maez’s letter to the editor (Journal, May 27) and her direct attack on George Deavers and his campaign for coroner, I question the actual agenda behind her words. Her attack was s...

I’ve worked with George Deavers for 27 years, 22 of those serving with him on the Lewis-Arriola Volunteer Fire Department. I have always known George to be an extremely hard working indiv...

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A 22-year-old Mancos woman was killed Wednesday morning in a motorcycle crash west of Hesperus. Brianna Lynn Schmittel was driving to work when she became distracted and drifted into the gu...