Out of 104 wooden irrigation flumes built by pioneers to jump start Cortez beginning in the 1880s, there is just one left standing.
Now Lonely McElmo Flume No. 6, located near the fairgroun...
DENVER – Democrats are back with another attempt to tax Internet sales, and this year they are confident the courts will be on their side.
The so-called “Amazon tax” has roiled the Legislat...
A “State of the Union” for local agricultural interests will be presented by the Southwest Colorado Livestock Association all day Saturday at the Cortez Elks Lodge, followed by a banquet in the evenin...
Part 2: Continued from The Cortez Journal, Jan. 3, 2014
In her interview, Allie Meadows Baer talked about an interesting visitor to her father Billy Meadows’ trading post in the summer of 1...
Steve Nowlin, a 37-year law enforcement veteran, recently announced he is coming out of retirement to seek the Montezuma County sheriff’s post.
A Republican candidate in the November electi...
Aztec Ruins National Monument and 400 national parks across the country will waive entrance fees from Feb. 15 to 17 in recognition of Presidents Day.
In addition to Presidents Day weekend, ...
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...
Wednesday, Jan. 22
7:01 p.m. An officer returned a phone call and spoke with a woman about her vehicle being rammed and pushed into a garage. The woman said her ex-husband had borrowed $1,0...
Monday, Jan. 27
5:04 a.m. An officer was requested to respond to Hwy 160 for a suspicious incident involving a female whose hand had lacerations. Upon arrival the officer spoke with the inj...
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