Cortez

Open Class Goat Show, Aug. 1 Class 1, Does, 6 months to 1 year: Isabella Wright, blue Class 2, Market Breeding Does, 6 months to 1 year: Aaden Robinson, blue; Catharine Busing, red Class 3,...

Pantry Adult, Canned Fruit Patty Randol, Blue, Reserve Champion; Ann Streett-Joslin, Blue Champion; Brandee Simmons, Blue, 3rd Yellow; Ann Street-Joslin, Champion; Ann Street-Joslin, Blue, Brandee...

The long-vacant old Walmart building in Cortez Plaza is slated to become the new home of the Rock Springs Church. Plaza owner Tom Maley and church leaders were given preliminary approval for the...

The Journal publishes local restaurant inspection reports provided monthly by the Montezuma County Health Department. Inspections of all retail food facilities are done yearly, and in some cases...

FORT COLLINS – Colorado’s only statewide general-interest magazine can’t seem to get enough of Cortez and Montezuma County. Half of Colorado Life magazine’s 2018 issues have featured or will...

The Montezuma County Department of Social Services has a new director. Gina Montoya came on board in July and has an extensive background in human services in the state. For 10 years, she was a...

The Plateau Fire reached 19,554 acres this week – up 3,254 acres since Aug. 12 – as green areas inside the containment area burned. The fire’s containment also increased, reaching 95 percent, up...

A fire area closure around the Burro Fire has been lifted. The Burro Fire started on June 8 and burned 4,792 acres. It is 95 percent contained, but is still smoking in some areas, including...

Three injuries were reported at this year’s Escalante Days, including one involving a horse with the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol. About 11:30 a.m., a 4-year-old was kicked by the...

An update on the proposed Paths to Mesa Verde Trail between Mancos and Cortez will be given on Aug. 21, from 6-7 p.m. at Mancos Town Hall, 117 N. Main St. The 17-mile, multiuse trail will connect...

The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center has announced that Dr. Kyle Bocinsky, Ph.D., has been appointed the first William D. Lipe Chair in Research and Director of the Research Institute at Crow...