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City of Cortez announces grant funds for COVID-impacted businesses and organizations

The Journal The city of Cortez has received federal pandemic relief funds to help local businesses and nonprofits that have experienced business disruption because of COVID-19. ...

Cortez teen qualifies for Junior World Finals in Texas

The Journal Chevelle Reed of Cortez has qualified for the Junior World Finals at the Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, from Dec. 7-12. Seventeen-year-old Reed is ...

M4 Ranch Group named Colorado Land Broker of the Year

The Journal Dan and Michael Murphy of M4 Ranch Group, a division of Team Murphy Realty, were recently awarded the 2020 “Colorado Land Realtor of the Year” from the Colorado Chapte...

RC Ranch & Club Lambs joins membership of American Angus Association

The Journal RC Ranch & Club Lambs of Cortez are new members of the American Angus Association. The American Angus Association has more than 25,000 active adult and juni...

Mancos Middle School announces quarter one honor roll

The Journal Mancos Middle School announces first quarter honor roll. High Honors - 4.0 Sixth grade: Bailey Beh, Sophia Dainty Guilfoyle, Oliver Higinbotham,...

Dolores Mountain Quilters announce quilt raffle winner

The Journal Dolores Mountain Quilters have announced Pam Hart of Mancos a this year’s quilt raffle winner. The drawing was held Oct. 10 at the Dolores Community Center during a so...

Forest Service plans winter slash pile burning

The Journal San Juan National Forest staff plan to burn slash piles through April. Operations typically take place after significant weather, such as when snowfall occu...

Unlawful public lands head invites chaos

A Montana judge recently ruled the head of the Bureau of Land Management had illegally served as the agency’s director for more than a year. That’s a big deal, seeing as it is the...

For Pets’ Sake to host drive-up vaccination clinic

The Journal For Pets’ Sake Humane Society will host a drive-up, low-cost dog and cat vaccination clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 7 at Housing Authority Warehouse, 25 E. Second St....

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to host virtual meeting

The Journal San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host a virtual meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday via Zoom. After a brief business meeting, Rand Greubel will present a ...

Keep the Electoral College, for every vote

When the Constitution was formulated, the northern states believed all that was needed was a House of Representatives whose members would be based on the number of citizens in each state. Th...

Down every road with Joel Stevenson

Joel Stevenson has driven on every county road in Montezuma County. Because he was born and raised here, he knows and understands the issues of growth, jobs and budgets. A vote for Joel for ...