About 20 colorful hot air balloons took flight above Cortez this weekend during the annual three-day Cortez Rendezvous Hot Air Balloon Rally. The first balloons launched about 7 a.m. Friday...

I live in Kansas and have been coming to Cortez and the surrounding area to vacation since 1980. I have hiked my favorite trails - Priest Gulch, Calico, Johnny Bull, to name a few, and have enjoyed ev...

I am not sure what irritates me more about the letter from Ken Chester (Journal, June 29): That he believes that I am ignorant because I voted for President Trump; That he beli...

Montezuma-Cortez High School, over the last four years, has worked hard to increase the graduation rate and close the drop-out rate that faces our students. Students from low-income families and famil...

A crowd of young 4-H archery students lined up at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds shooting range Tuesday for a shot at state fair glory. About 18 students competed in the county fair arche...

Youths from the Ute Mountain Ute tribe were invited to perform their traditional Bear Dance at the Montezuma County Fair on Wednesday. “We’re here to share a part of our cultural heritage,”...