Four finalists for the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District superintendent position met with the public Monday at M-CHS. The candidates are interim superintendent Lori Haukeness, Durango s...

For The Journal Visit the Cortez Public Library in April for a free copy of the 2016 One Book 4 Colorado selection “Giraffes Can’t Dance!” while supplies last. The library is at...

Citing dissatisfaction with services, the Montezuma County Commission voted 3-0 Monday to evict the Montezuma Mosquito Control District from its offices at the county yard on Colorado Highway 145. ...

Montezuma Democrats turned out strong at the Colorado Democratic State Convention last weekend in Loveland. The delegates helped nominate Trevor Browning from Mountain Village to run to represent Hous...

Those of us who grew up in small rural communities in the 1950s and ’60s, expected to have longer life spans than our parents. The trends were in our favor. White women born in 1900 could e...

For the Journal Southwest Open School will host a Gallery Night, exhibiting and celebrating student learning, 5:30–7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 27, at 401 N. Dolores Road in Cortez. ...

For The Journal Visit with old friends and celebrate Southwest Open School’s 30th Anniversary and All-School Reunion, from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 6 at SWOS, 401 N. Dolores Road i...

For The Journal The Nightingale Sings of Spring, will be presented by the Southwest Singers, a small choir with a beautiful sound. Come and enjoy an evening of springtime songs on Friday an...

For The Journal In honor of Arbor Day, the San Juan National Forest will be offering native ponderosa pine seedlings free to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis April 22 through A...

For The Journal Can our senior years be our finest and most rewarding time in life? It may seem counter-intuitive, but our last years can be our best years. That’s the perspectiv...