Cortez

The Journal The San Juan String Band is scheduled to perform at the Cortez Public Library on Sept. 5 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on early release Wednesday. The band will help the library launch its...

A Lewis driver faces a DUI charge after a head-on collision with a loaded Montezuma County gravel truck west of Dolores on Aug. 15, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The eastbound Ford F-250,...

Because of wind damage at Panther Field, Friday’s Montezuma-Cortez High School football game against Bloomfield on Aug. 24 will be held at Dolores High School. It starts at 7 p.m. Friday, M-CHS...

The Bridge Shelter announced on Monday that it will host a public groundbreaking for its new building on Sept. 6 at 9 a.m. The shelter, which was designed by RMBA Architects of Durango, will be...

The Montezuma-Cortez Board of Education has decided against asking voters for a mill levy increase in November. The unanimous vote was made at Tuesday’s regular meeting after a discussion concluded...

Native American tribal leaders with ancestral ties to the region will conduct a reburial ceremony for ancient human remains found near Dolores on the San Juan National Forest, officials say....

A new forecast from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation shows signs that water levels at Lake Mead, which supplies water to three southwestern states and northern Mexico, could drop so low by next year...

The public is invited to two astronomy events at the Canyons of the Ancients Visitor’s Center and Museum, 27501 Colorado Highway 184, Dolores. On Sept. 1, astronaut Rick Hieb will present “Space...

A house cat was eaten by a mountain lion trapped in a Boulder home. Another was struck by a car when it tried to dash across I-70 near Glenwood Springs. Encounters like these are increasingly...

Seasonal Durango to Los Angeles flights offered Saturdays will end Sept. 1, and there are no plans to increase their frequency or to extend them beyond the summer. Nichelle Tait, a spokeswoman with...