Fire bans lifted

Restrictions still in place in county, <br/>Mesa Verde

Dunn gets 10-year prison sentence

Within 15 minutes of being sentenced to a 10-year prison term Thursday, Mark Dunn was handcuffed inside the back of a Cortez Police Department squad car. Chief District Court Judg...

When ‘Dragon Lady’ invaded Cortez

Anniversary of U-2 plane’s 1959 landing is Saturday

Cyclist dies after hitting SUV

An SUV-bike collision killed a cyclist near downtown Cortez Saturday afternoon. Christopher M. Cordova, 30, of Cortez, died from injuries sustained in the accident at the corner o...

‘Buggy water’ investigations at Dolores River on Saturday

Bring the whole family to the next San Juan Family Explorers Series adventure — “Buggy Water” — at the Dolores River on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Participants will look for ...

Under the chute

Leadership Montezuma begins open enrollment in September

Graduates of the 2013 Leadership Montezuma class celebrated their accomplishment during a picnic and ceremony at Denny Lake recently. Leadership Montezuma is a series of monthly ...

Dean’s list for Ledford

Health scholarships offered

The La Plata Medical Society is offering three college scholarships for the 2013-2014 school year. Applicants must be from Colorado, and La Plata, Montezuma and Archuleta counties will be gi...

Journal wins national awards

The Cortez Journal won three first-place awards and a second in the annual National Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest. Photo editor Sam Green won in the Best Photo Es...

Boyd earns 2 degrees

Veronica Zoe Boyd, daughter of Dale and Catherine Boyd from Dove Creek, has graduated with two bachelor of arts degrees from Colorado State University. Boyd graduated with a degree in intern...

Industry arrogance may fuel fracking anger

PITTSBURGH — The boom in oil and gas fracking has led to jobs, billions in royalties and profits, and even some environmental gains. But some experts say arrogance, a lack of tran...