With Labor Day behind us, I begin preparing for legislative session 2014. I sit on two legislative interim committees, one on water and one on wildfires. These committees start meeting frequently in D...

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...

The Mancos Public Library, located at 211 W. First St., will continue with Little People Storytime, resuming on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 10:30 a.m. at the library. The free program, which ru...

The Colorado River District's annual water seminar - "Shrinking in Supply, Growing in Demand" - will take place Sept. 13 at the Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction. The cost is ...

The Dolores Ranger District has opened two temporary logging roads to allow firewood gatherers access to downed aspen and spruce. There is aspen and spruce slash that is scattered on the ground throug...

Montezuma County Treasurer Sherry Dyess reminds property owners that Sept. 11, by 3 p.m., is the deadline to pay 2012 mobile home and personal property taxes before they are published as delinquent. ...

The Mancos Board of Trustees' new "citizen recognition" program highlights residential and businesses properties in town that exhibit care or improvement in maintaining an aesthetically pleasing exter...

A large majority of both town and valley residents oppose chain stores in Mancos. Over the summer, more than 100 area residents responded to an online survey conducted by the Town of Mancos...

Alan Rolston stepped into the public spotlight last week as the newest trustee for the Town of Mancos. After a half-hour public interview process before sitting trustees, Rolston was chosen...