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Don’t cut sheriff’s department staffing

Let it be known to the citizens of Cortez and Montezuma County: The County Board of Commissioners is proposing and/or considering eliminating five deputy positions in the Sheriff’s Department. Is this...

DATE: Oct 19, 2024 CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Democracy at risk?

Earnest editorials in the Cortez Journal, as well as letters from President Biden and Bernie Sanders, are warning us democracy is at risk in the upcoming election. It may be, but not for the reasons t...

DATE: Oct 19, 2024 CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Colorado officials encourage voters to be wary of intimidation, election disinformation

Two top state officials in Colorado recently shared information to ensure voters are informed on their right to vote free of intimidation and how to avoid election disinformation ahead of the 2024 ele...

DATE: Oct 19, 2024 CATEGORY: Regional News

Bulldogs volleyball, football seniors putting in work amid fruitful campaign

DOVE CREEK – On Homecoming weekend, cheers erupt inside the Dawg House after Dove Creek’s senior-led outside hitters send another thunderous kill to the floor. Just a few blocks away under the lights ...

DATE: Oct 19, 2024 CATEGORY: Sports

Incorrect ballots sent to Montezuma-Cortez School District’s Precinct D, replacements coming

Cortez residents in Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1’s Precinct D will receive new election ballots in the mail, due to a “ballot layout error.” Incorrect ballots were sent out to residents i...

DATE: Oct 19, 2024 CATEGORY: Community

Colorado’s unemployment rate at 4%, inching upward along with the U.S. rate

Colorado’s unemployment rate was stable at 4% in September, according to the state’s labor department. The unemployment rate, both in Colorado and nationally, has been climbing since reaching lows mor...

DATE: Oct 19, 2024 CATEGORY: Regional News

Community Calendar: What’s happening in the Cortez area

CORTEZ Thursday, Oct. 24 SWMHF Oktoberfest Fundraiser, 5 – 7 p.m. Wildedge Brewery, 111 N. Market St. Free. Celebrate Fall with beer, pretzels, and the musical stylings of Dr. Mullen and Dr. Anderson....

DATE: Oct 18, 2024 CATEGORY: Community Calendar

Mancos Valley River Film Festival returns

On Saturday, Oct. 26, the sixth annual Mancos Valley River Film Festival will take place downtown at the Mancos Opera House. That evening, doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the first film will screen ...

DATE: Oct 18, 2024 CATEGORY: Local News

Weather service issues winter storm warning for Southwest Colorado

The National Weather Service on Friday issued its first winter storm warning of the season for Western Colorado and parts of eastern Utah, about three hours after a car crashed on a slick highway near...

DATE: Oct 18, 2024 CATEGORY: Local News

Durango airport issues call to artists across the Four Corners

Durango-La Plata County Airport launched its first formal artistic venture on Friday with a call to artists across the Four Corners. DRO is seeking proposals for cultural murals and installations to b...

DATE: Oct 18, 2024 CATEGORY: Local News

Don’t cut sheriff’s department staffing

Democracy at risk?

Colorado officials encourage voters to be wary of intimidation, election disinformation

Bulldogs volleyball, football seniors putting in work amid fruitful campaign

Incorrect ballots sent to Montezuma-Cortez School District’s Precinct D, replacements coming

Colorado’s unemployment rate at 4%, inching upward along with the U.S. rate

Community Calendar: What’s happening in the Cortez area

Mancos Valley River Film Festival returns

Weather service issues winter storm warning for Southwest Colorado

Durango airport issues call to artists across the Four Corners

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