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Muscanell Millworks announces new corporate officers

The Journal Muscanell Millworks Inc. of Cortez has named longtime employee Bobby Comisky president of the company and Jolene McElwain, who joined the company in 2019, secretary/tr...

Tone it down by the market, would you?

The freedom of speech and the freedom of peaceful assembly are important freedoms being expressed on Saturday mornings on the main street of Cortez. The Cortez Farmers Market cons...

Help needed for those with Alzheimer’s

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the health of Coloradans, but it also presents additional challenges for those living with Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia. These i...

Endorsements: Keep out of reproductive rights

Keep out of reproductive rights

Endorsements: No on family and medical leave

One of the most significant questions on the November ballot is the creation of a paid family and medical leave enterprise within the state’s Department of Labor. Most employers a...

Research proves antifa is all-American

Mr. Ryan, Moscow and Q-whatever forgot to give you the real research on the leaders of antifa (“ The last leader of antifa was Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. My dad and uncles were members with...

Cortez library to host online event with author Bruce Berlin

The Journal Cortez Public Library will host a free, online, bipartisan event featuring author Bruce Berlin at 6 p.m. Friday. Berlin will speak about his book “Breaking...

CDOT completes Towaoc-to-Cortez resurfacing project

The Journal Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor Intermountain Slurry Seal have completed the surface treatment project on U.S. Highway 160/491. The pro...

Pueblo Community College Southwest announces partnership with Needful Provision

The Journal Pueblo Community College Southwest has announced its partnership with Needful Provision Inc. for a program to provide agricultural instruction and on-the-job training ...

Colorado spending $2M to provide internet access to students

The Associated Press DENVER – Colorado will spend $2 million in federal pandemic relief funding to provide internet access to students who lack service as part of an overall effor...

Cortez Public Library announces date change for prize drawing

The Journal The Cortez Public Library’s virtual Imagine Your Story Summer Reading Program is drawing to a close. The library has changed the date for the big prize drawing from Se...

San Juan Basin Farm Bureau to host Meet the Candidates night

The Journal The San Juan Basin Farm Bureau will host a Meet the Candidates Night at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Montezuma County Commissioners room. All candidates running wi...