Morning reflection

Police Blotter

Thursday, Aug. 22 Several calls were made to dispatch about a vehicle swerving all over the road by Burger King. An officer noticed a vehicle that matched the description in the p...

Bankruptcy stalls Red Arrow eviction

A business partner in the Red Arrow Gold Mine has filed for bankruptcy in Texas, forcing a judge to stay an eviction hearing in Colorado. “The entire case at this point is in a ho...

Beautification begins on S. Broadway Drivers can expect one-lane closures

A city plan to beautify the southern corridor of Cortez will focus attention on public safety issues before any aesthetic components are accomplished. The first phase of the city’...

Dolores Ranger District opens two logging roads to allow access to firewood

The Dolores Ranger District has opened two temporary logging roads to allow firewood gatherers access to downed aspen and spruce. There is aspen and spruce slash that is scattered on the gro...

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 advan...

New members appointed to Southwest resource council

The Secretary of the Interior’s office has announced 2013 appointments to the Colorado citizen-based Southwest Resource Advisory Council, which advises the Bureau of Land Management on publi...

Annual directory connects hay producers, buyers

The Colorado Department of Agriculture publishes the Colorado Hay Directory annually to help promote Colorado grown hay. The 2013 edition of the directory is available to the public at no co...

Medicine Horse Center offers volunteer training

Looking for a way to spend your free time this fall? The Medicine Horse Center needs volunteers for its therapeutic riding sessions at facilities in both Mancos and Durango. A vol...

Water seminar participants to discuss shrinking supply, growing demand

The Colorado River District’s annual water seminar — “Shrinking in Supply, Growing in Demand” — will take place Sept. 13 at the Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction. Th...

Uranium workers’ meeting set to discuss compensation

The Department of Labor is hosting a local outreach event to assist claimants who may be eligible for benefits under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICPA),...

Mobile-home, property taxes due to county by Sept. 11

Montezuma County Treasurer Sherry Dyess reminds property owners that 3 p.m. Sept. 11 is the deadline to pay 2012 mobile home and personal property taxes before they are published as delinque...