On Tuesday, a Cortez man was placed on 12 months of supervised probation in connection to a purse snatching. District Attorney Will Furse said Terry Emmons, 28, was walking inside Wal-mart ...

Proposals are now being accepted for consideration by the San Juan National Forest Secure Rural Schools Title II Resource Advisory Committee (RAC). Proposals must benefit lands and resource...

New floodplain regulations were implemented in Montezuma County Jan. 13 to comply with higher standards established by the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Colorado adopted rules to prov...

DENVER – Dolores County officials would get a pay raise through a bill that advanced at the Legislature on Wednesday. Under House Bill 1223, the county clerk, assessor and commissioners wou...

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...

The Dolores Ranger District will be unveiling a new approach this spring in our planning efforts to determine the best mix of recreational uses of roads and trails in the Rico-West Dolores Area. We a...

There is a lot going on these days that could affect the Dolores Project and many recent events have received newspaper coverage. This column is intended to put these events into a broader context tha...

Lizardhead Cyclery in Dolores has been named one of the best bicycle shops in the nation by Adventure Cycling magazine. Owner Nicholas Tyson Jones was awarded the 2013 Braxton Bicycle Shop ...