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...

Local regulars flooded the newly rebuilt McDonald’s on Main Street on Wednesday morning, packing the tables and vying for a spot in the new drive-through. For Dot and Bill Gapp, George Comp...

Because of a limited budget, officials with Dolores Schools plan to do away with a school resource officer for the 2014-15 school year. The school pays $19,000 per year to have a deputy on ...

Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published. Entries may be edited for length and content. Wednesday, Ju...

Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published. Entries may be edited for length and content. Wednesday, Ju...

Leading up to the June 24 GOP primary, Montezuma County Republican candidates have disbursed more than $30,000 on campaigns while collecting just over $20,000 from donors. In the sheriff's ...