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Second city: Cortez put down roots in La Plata County

Cortez, the metropolis of the grand and vast valley of the Montezuma, is situated in the very center of the western half of La Plata County. Cortez is already a rapidly growing town and will...

DATE: Oct 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Archaeologist plans lecture on ice mummy Otzi

Deter-Wolf authored book on ancient tattoos

DATE: Aug 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Camp offers up-close look at American history

Students visit 42 historical sites in five weeks in D.C. area

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

The Hammond brothers’ journey west to Rico

Editor’s note: This is the first of two Looking Back columns about the Hammond brothers. Part 2 is scheduled to publish in The Journal on Sept. 7.By James Hammond I was born i...

DATE: Jul 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Rico celebrates Independence Day with floats, music, art and food

Classic celebration with parade floats, music, art and food brings out crowd

DATE: Jul 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

The coal mines of Montezuma Valley, from Mesa Verde to Mitchell Springs

Growing up in Cortez, we always had heat in the house. There was the cook stove – the Warm Morning – maybe the pot belly stove for heat, but I never asked where the coal came from. When a lo...

DATE: Jul 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Looking back

County claims trails, roads on national forest

Resolution claims 17 roads and trails in local counties

DATE: Jun 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Students blend past and present in artwork

Ancient architecture and pottery design re-interpreted with style

DATE: Jun 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Early Mesa Verde center included cabins, a shop and a bear

If you were to ask the man on the street, “Where is Hallarville?” You would get a blank stare. Old-timers know it was a 40-acre roadside business on the north side of U.S. Highway 160, oppos...

DATE: May 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Looking back