Recently we read about the declining deer herds in our area. We moved to Cortez in June 1970 and enjoyed excellent deer hunting for years. Then the uninformed voters in the metro areas vot...

Judy Brenholt wrote that she would like us all to use a commonsense approach to the problems and work together to encourage our congressmen to follow the consensus of us voters (Letters, Journal, Jan....

Thank you for your heartbreaking article on the woman who enlisted in the Army National Guard to help support her young daughter, yet is still on food stamps. It puts a human face on the statistics of...

It has never been a secret that congressional Republicans resoundingly disdain the Affordable Care Act. After all, the U.S. House of Representatives has voted 46 times to repeal the measure, which pas...

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 Children’s Kiva Montessori Preschool and Kindergarten would like to thank everyone who made our Pizza and Dance Party Night such a success! We couldn’t have had so much fun, or raised money for th...

Noah’s Ark sends our appreciation to the businesses and individuals who helped keep the Ark floating last year. Thanks to; Audrey Allmon, Belt Salvage, Marion Berry, Cortez Adobe Animal Hospital, Dolo...

A time machine, a personal triumph and a timeless classic, topped off by some improvisational twists. No doubt, the Montezuma-Cortez High School Theatre Department’s latest production had a...