James Leroy Newby

Funeral services for longtime area resident James Leroy Newby will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 14, at the Lewis Arriola Community Cemetery. Chaplain Marvin Graves will officiate. Inte...

Durango looks at pot rules

Councilors considering banning sales downtown

Republicans get behind the idea of Gardner taking Udall’s seat

Republicans are excited that Coloradans will soon get to know Cory Gardner, their best hope to unseat U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo. Udall also can’t wait for Coloradans to get to ...

Scientists trying to aid cloud seeding

No one can control the weather, but scientists have done what they can to encourage snowfall in Colorado by cloud seeding for decades, and now they are working to improve it locally. ...

Friends, peers remember advocate

Judith Aitken co-founded Women’s Resource Center

Mancos school board OKs state suit

The Mancos school board voted to become a lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the state March 4. As a member of the Colorado Rural Schools Caucus, the Mancos school district woul...

Community Calendar

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 w...

Spring band concert

Project finds apple thought extinct

Scattered in orchards around the county are varieties of apple trees that were largely forgotten until the co-founders of the Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project went looking. ...

Limits on use of phone use in cars eyed

DENVER – Colorado drivers would have to use a hands-free device to use their cellphones under a bill being considered by state lawmakers. The bill would make it illegal to use a h...

Sheriff’s office cleared in mix-up on background check

Bond conditions were modified for a burglary suspect Thursday, but not before a judge cleared the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office in a reported mix-up over a background check. “...

White House threatens Tipton water bill

Forest Service seeks more control over ski resort water