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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...

Cortez Public Library announces September events

The Journal Cortez Public Library is now open from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday by appointment only. To reserve a 45-minute session, call 565-8117. Masks are required. ...

Endorsements: Easier bingo!

In what is the least impactful question on the November ballot, voters are being asked to make it quicker for new charities to organize bingo games and raffles for their fundraisers. ...

Endorsements: A note to readers

Our endorsements will continue, addressing the 11 questions and multiple candidates, on one or two print days a week through Oct. 21. They will also be posted on the Why so soon? The ballo...

Endorsements: Don’t touch the tax rate

Two-thirds of a million dollars in in-kind contributions so far, is being used to advocate cutting the state’s individual and corporate tax rates from 4.63% to 4.55%. With the damage done to...

Research proves that they’re communists

Ignorance is inexcusable when ignoring the facts and truth. Research proves Black Lives Matters is run by communists and terrorists. They have no interest in Black society, but pr...

Dolores officials exploiting community

Wow! The arrogance of Dolores school officials is mind-boggling in the decision to go forward with grant applications and pursuing bond proposals to build a new school, which indicates they ...

Wearing mask in everyone’s best interest

I hate it when someone tells me what to do. But if a forest fire is threatening my life or the lives of those I love, I willingly cooperate with the community. We understand fires in Montezu...

Photo: First dusting in the San Juans

History Live and archaeological society to host Zoom presentation

The Journal History Live and San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host a virtual presentation with professor Jesse Tune, Ph.D., at 7 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. Tune ...

Officials restrict water usage from northern Colorado river

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The primary part of the Yampa River in northern Colorado is under water usage restrictions for only the second time ever. The move came because les...