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Bulldog boys bested by Norwood

For the Dove Creek boys basketball team, it was the same old story. After hanging with Norwood during a competitive first half, the Bulldogs came unglued during the third and fourth quarter...

DATE: Jan 28, 2014 CATEGORY: High School Sports

Panther boys drop two games on the road

If history provides any indication, the Southwest League is not going to get any easier. Therefore, if the Montezuma-Cortez High School boys basketball team hopes to be competitive during ...

DATE: Jan 28, 2014 CATEGORY: High School Sports

T-Shirts available for Cortez-vs.-Durango basketball games

Fans interested in purchasing an Orange Crush T-Shirt in advance of Montezuma-Cortez High Schoolâ€™s boys and girls basketball games Jan. 30 may purchase them at the high school Monday-Wednesday from ...

DATE: Jan 28, 2014 CATEGORY: High School Sports

Community Calendar

People are encouraged to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be les...

DATE: Jan 28, 2014 CATEGORY: Community Calendar

Our deepest gratitude

We would like to express out deep gratitude to all of our friends, co-workers (MCHP and Ute Mountain Tribe), neighbors and family who supplied support to us at the time our only child, Jessie’s death....

DATE: Jan 28, 2014 CATEGORY: Thank You Letters

State’s delegates fighting for PILT

WASHINGTON – While in Colorado last week, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet emphasized the need to reinstate funding for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes, often called PILT payments. PILT allocates fede...

DATE: Jan 28, 2014 CATEGORY: Local News

Council, mayoral election set for April 1

The mayoral post and three council seats are up for grabs in Aprilâ€™s municipal election. Completing two four-year terms, both Mayor Dan Porter and Councilman Matt Keefauver will be forced...

DATE: Jan 28, 2014 CATEGORY: Local News

Opponents of ‘Amazon tax’ reopen court battle

DENVER – Opponents of Colorado’s “Amazon tax” were back in court Friday to try to get a judge to block it again. When the Legislature passed the law in 2010, it was a novel way to get aroun...

DATE: Jan 28, 2014 CATEGORY: Local News