Mancos Girls on the Run make their mark

By Mac Neely Today, I am going to tell you some more about the Girls on the Run. If you remember, they are girls in third through fifth grades who sign up for a program...

Mancos graduate is awarded a Pinnacol Foundation scholarship

Mancos High School graduate Sierra Wilson recently was awarded a scholarship from the Pinnacol Foundation. Wilson, a sophomore at Fort Lewis College, is studying marketing. ...

Mancos Balloon Festival takes place this month

Eleven hot-air balloons will take to the skies from Boyle Park in Mancos next weekend as the Mancos Valley Balloon and Arts Festival enters its 12th year. “People come from all ov...

Photo: Road-running around McPhee Reservoir

‘Best of Cortez’ voting begins; pick your favorite businesses

Winners will be announced in October

Montezuma County Democrats plan open house

The Journal The Montezuma County Democratic Party invites the public to an open house for 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 at its headquarters in downtown Cortez. The headq...

Mesa Verde hosts National Park Service band

National Park Service Centennial Band to Perform at Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde National Park will host the National Park Service Centennial Band at 6 p.m. September 18 at Morefield ...

Mesa Verde plans stargazers night at park amphitheater

The Journal Join local and park astronomers in a celestial National Park Service Centennial celebration in Mesa Verde National Park’s Morefield Campground Amphitheater on Saturday...

Cortez rest area will be closed for paving

The Journal The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) announces that the Sleeping Ute Rest Area will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, September 20 and 21. CDOT crews will b...

Governor appoints district court, county judges

Assistant DA from Cortez was one of three finalists

Southwest Colorado county and regional data are available

The Journal The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado (Region 9) has updated the Southwest Colorado Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) which...

Third trial set for Shiprock man accused of sexual assault

Harold Nakai, 43, chose not to waive right to speedy trial