Cortez - The Journal

Lamp Post Creative Learning Center to wrap first season with theater shows and BBQ

Summer campers will perform kids’ editions of ‘101 Dalmatians’ and ‘The Jungle Book’

DATE: Jul 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Sheriff blames budget cuts for disbanding narcotics team; Montezuma County disputes claim

Sheriff Nowlin will address commissioners on Tuesday

DATE: Jul 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police blotter

Thursday, July 2 8:25 a.m.: An officer responded to the Montezuma County Courthouse, 865 N. Park St., to transport a woman on a warrant to the Montezuma County Detention Center. 26001236 11...

DATE: Jul 10, 2026 | CATEGORY: For the record

Ferris Fire’s current cost estimated to be $13.4 million

Expenses shared among agencies, determined by land jurisdiction

DATE: Jul 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Heat wave to hit Cortez this weekend

Saturday’s projected high may reach 99 degrees

DATE: Jul 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County detective sergeant receives DEA award amid disbandment of narcotics investigation team

Budget cuts end Montezuma-Cortez Narcotics Investigation Team despite high drug crime rates

DATE: Jul 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma and Dolores County feral cat program stretched thin during ‘kitten season’

Kittens keep popping up despite decades-long spaying and neutering efforts

DATE: Jul 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County’s top administrator resigns; search begins for new leader

Travis Anderson to pursue a job in the private sector

DATE: Jul 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bear spotted near Parque de Vida

Colorado Parks and Wildlife warns that fires and drought are pushing wildlife to urban areas

DATE: Jul 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hunter Lawrence overtakes brother for overall points lead after Fourth of July win

Races at RedBud once again led to a battle between brothers

DATE: Jul 7, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Montezuma County bison rancher to provide meat to Cortez food pantries

Nonprofit will purchase herd to donate meat to food assistance programs

DATE: Jul 7, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Fireworks light up night sky at Cortez’s Fourth of July celebration

Thousands of attendees flocked to Parque de Vida for pyrotechnics and live music

DATE: Jul 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lamp Post Creative Learning Center to wrap first season with theater shows and BBQ

Sheriff blames budget cuts for disbanding narcotics team; Montezuma County disputes claim

Police blotter

Ferris Fire’s current cost estimated to be $13.4 million

Heat wave to hit Cortez this weekend

Montezuma County detective sergeant receives DEA award amid disbandment of narcotics investigation team

Montezuma and Dolores County feral cat program stretched thin during ‘kitten season’

Montezuma County’s top administrator resigns; search begins for new leader

Bear spotted near Parque de Vida

Hunter Lawrence overtakes brother for overall points lead after Fourth of July win

Montezuma County bison rancher to provide meat to Cortez food pantries

Photos: Fireworks light up night sky at Cortez’s Fourth of July celebration

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