A man was arrested on suspicion of felony menacing after he threatened a woman, smashing a motel room and had a multihour standoff with police Saturday night at Durango Lodge. The Durango Police Depa...

A revered Brighton-based wildlife conservation group more accustomed to thinking about diversity of species is suddenly in the crosshairs of the federal campaign against using resources for diversity ...

Colorado must triple its wind generation and quintuple its solar capacity to meet 2040 clean energy targets and that will call for a lot of land – land developers say it is hard to come by in some cou...

CORTEZ – The pressure of placing a penalty kick can overwhelm even the world’s best players. But not for the Cortez athletes who competed in the Colorado Elks Soccer Shoot state finals. At the Oct. 12...

I’d like to comment on the article about the best response to the teacher’s posts about Charlie Kirk’s assassination (Journal, Sept. 17). Beyond Mr. Kirk’s ability to debate and defend his political b...

Colorado’s “Healthy School Meals for All” program is in danger of ending. Since 2023, the program has funded meals for all schoolkids in Colorado. On the Nov. 4 ballot, Proposition LL funds HSMA throu...

Despite public opposition, the Montezuma-Cortez school board voted unanimously to appoint Assistant Superintendent Eddie Ramirez as the district’s next superintendent, succeeding Tom Burris, who is se...

Dove Creek 56, Sargent 0 (Friday) Dove Creek overcame a slow start during Senior Night at Soper Sports Complex, taking control in the second quarter en route to a mercy-rule win. After honoring five s...

Boys soccer Bayfield 1, Montezuma-Cortez 0 The Panthers wrapped up their 2025 campaign with a tough home loss to Bayfield, falling to the Wolverines on a goal midway through the first half. A you...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Racing on trails at the Colorado Mountain College Spring Valley campus Oct. 18–19, the Montezuma Composite mountain bike team competed with top high school riders in the state. Raci...