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4 days or 5 days?

A Montezuma County School District Re-1 survey went out this week to determine if parents prefer a four or five day school week for their kids.

Colo. gets No Child Left Behind waiver

In an effort to further No Child Left Behinds reform, the Obama administration granted waivers to 10 states.The states include Colorado, a recognized leader in education reform...

From footprints to fingerprints

Early Monday morning, a fresh blanket of snow covered the town of Dolores when an alarm was triggered at the Traditional Charm Antique Mall at 315 Central Ave.With Dolores...

RVs destined for mobile home parks?

Cortez council to evaluate issue

Local legislators will discuss issues at public Lowdown

The League of Women Voters of Montezuma County will present a Legislative Lowdown featuring local legislators on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. in the Cortez City Council Chamber at...

Ft. Lewis will host Native AmericanConference

Fort Lewis College in Durango will host the first ever Native American Indigenous Leadership Conference on Thursday, Feb. 16 in the Student Union Ballroom. The event runs from 8...

Durango lawyer takes on Brown

The Republican caucuses Tuesday night dominated the political news last week.But the race for La Platas 59th District seat in the state House of Representatives got more...

Bill would ease estate tax burden

DENVER Farmers who inherit land would get a break on their Colorado estate taxes under a bill that advanced Wednesday.But the U.S. Congress might make the bill a moot point...

Santorum shakes up the GOP primary race

DENVER On Wednesday morning, Feb. 1, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich were just leaving Florida, after Romney bludgeoned Gingrich in the Sunshine States primary the previous...

Update on billing error

The Cortez City Council is scheduled to receive an update on a billing error regarding the Cortez Sanitation District when it meets for its workshop meeting 615 p.m. Tuesday, at...

Elizabeth Betty Jane Snair

Elizabeth Betty Jane Snair was born on Feb. 8, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Penn. to Oscar A. and Winnifred Burgiss Loeffler. She passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 at her Cortez home...

Kenneth Dean Blaine

Memorial services with full military honors were held Feb. 4, 2012 in Salina, Kan. to celebrate the life of Kenneth Kenny Dean Blaine. Kenny was born May 17, 1948 in Cortez to...

Murder case hearing now set for March

The case of a Dolores man accused of murder has been bound over to 22nd Judicial District Court and set for preliminary hearing next month.

Trouble in the courtroom

A preliminary hearing in the case of a Dolores man charged with child abuse causing death was postponed Wednesday after an apparent failure to disclose information on behalf of...

Low grades for Cortez schools

Kemper and Manaugh receive low marks from state organization

No abatement for Kinder Morgan

County denies energy firmBy Brandon MathisJournal Staff writerThere will be no abatement for energy giant Kinder Morgan as declared by the Montezuma County Commissioners at their...

Do the math Students not prepared for college

DENVER Why cant Johnny read? has been a common question in education for years. But now, Colorado officials are starting to worry about something else Why cant Johnnys parents do...

Udall announces housing grants for Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

U.S. Sen. Mark Udall announced that two tribes in southwestern Colorado were awarded about 2.5 million from the Indian Housing Block Grant program at the U.S. Department of...

Santorum storm sweeps through Colorado

DENVER Mitt Romney arrived in Denver on Tuesday ready for a victory party in the Colorado Republican caucuses. He left stunned, as Rick Santorum claimed victory.Romney took the...

Bertha Marie Brewer

Funeral services for lifelong area resident Bertha Marie Brewer will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Peel...

Kelly Lee Bingham

Kelly Lee Bingham was born on April 5, 1959 in Rifle, Colo. to Marvin W. and Virginia Lee Wilcox Bingham. He passed away on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at his Mancos home at the age of...

A new Cortez hospital on the horizon?

SWMH looking into feasibility

Santorum is the pick

In a non-binding straw poll conducted at Tuesdays caucuses, a majority of local Republicans supported Rick Santorum for the partys presidential nominee.

Re-1 leader looks to the future

Mary Rubadeau is hitting the ground running.Speaking at her first school board meeting since taking over as interim superintendent for Montezuma County School District Re-1,...

Catholic chapter offers scholarships, contest

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas local chapter is accepting entrants for this years Education contest.Poetry, essay, art, computer art, music and photography are the...

Harclerode named to Deans list at LeTourneau University

Benjamin Harclerode of Cortez was recognized for outstanding academic accomplishments by being named to the LeTourneau University Deans List for the Fall 2011 semester.Benjamin...

Website provides tools for teens mapping future

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has introduced a new website to help teens plan for the future.

M-CHS Spotlight Student of the Week

Montezuma-Cortez High School senior Dezirae Todd is this weeks Spotlight Student of the Week.Grade 12Special Accomplishments I got voted Most Unique ... and wore my Prom dress...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

Award-winning farm

The Ute Mountain Farm and Ranch in Towaoc gained national recognition during the recent National Corn Growers Association NCGA National Corn Yield Contest. The farm claimed a...

Anonymous donor gives Dolores schools 7,000

An anonymous donor recently gave Dolores schools 7,000 and many are thrilled with the results.The money was divvied up among teachers at the Dolores School District. Those...

Golf today? Probably not, but maybe tomorrow

Golfers can break out their clubs a little early. Weather dependant, of course.Conquistador Golf Course was set to open Monday but Mother Nature obviously is not a winter golf...

GOP presidential candidates blitz Colorado

GOLDEN Republican presidential hopefuls blitzed Colorado on Monday in a last-minute push for votes in tonights caucuses.Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum all held...

GOP caucuses set for tonight

The Montezuma County Republican Caucus is set for tonight starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, registered county Republicans can head to their precinct caucus locations and cast their vote...

Livestock association meeting set for Saturday, Feb. 11

The Southwestern Colorado Livestock Association will hold its 63rd annual meeting at the Cortez Elks Lodge, 2100 N. Dolores Rd., Cortez, on Saturday, Feb. 11.

Suspects nabbed in dispensary robbery

Two suspects are in custody after a reported armed robbery of a Cortez Medical Marijuana Center last week, according to a representative of the Cortez Police Department.True Earth...

2nd man found guilty in Giant robbery

After approximately nine hours of deliberations, Sebastian Tutt was found guilty by a jury Friday afternoon of aggravated armed robbery, menacing and theft.

Preschool gets efficiency makeover

On a snowy Monday morning, Por Dia Preschool Owner and Director Amy Long had an announcement for the children.Theres going to be a lot of people working around you today, so you...

USDA invites Ag producers to apply for program

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is seeking applications to provide assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to complete a...

Farm work too dangerous for youths?

WASHINGTON Farmers and congressmen Thursday advocated to protect the right of young people to work in agriculture after the Department of Labor released proposed rules that would...

Consignment tack sale at La Plata County Fairgrounds

The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen 4CBCH will host the 16th annual Consignment Tack and Equipment Sale on April 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the La Plata County Fairgrounds in...

Beef Cattle Symposium coming Feb. 15

The 29th annual San Juan Basin Extension Beef Cattle Symposium will be held Feb. 15 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds, east of Cortez. The San Juan Basin...

Pace cuts into Tiptons fund-raising lead

DENVER Democratic challenger Sal Pace outraised incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, in the last quarter of the year.Pace raised 206,000 to Tiptons 176,000.Still, Tipton...

Town hall meeting focuses on natural gas

WASHINGTON In a town hall meeting held over the phone, Colorado and Utah constituents had the opportunity to ask about the future of energy with two representatives.Reps. Scott...

Hampson hearing postponed until Friday, Feb. 10

A hearing scheduled for Friday in the case of 26-year-old Luther Hampson was postponed until Feb. 10.Hampson is accused of the murder of 27-year-old Jonathan Hayes of Dolores, who...

Chantell Rae Fury

Chantell Rae Fury was born to Albert Joe Fury and Carol Sue Knuckles Fury in Cortez on April 2, 1976. Upon her arrival, Chantell and her family were immediately faced with...

Assistance offered in filing for veterans benefits

Information and assistance in filing for state and federal VA benefits may be obtained by contacting the Montezuma County Veterans Service Office, located at the county...

Hunt for Heroes wont go away

Jason Truitt of Bakersfield Calif. schemed and lied to earn a hunting trip to Colorado so he could be treated as a hero. He received a rifle from the National Rifle Association,...

Caring, loving and creative

It has been three weeks since the body of 27-year-old Jonathan Hayes was found a few miles west of Dolores and one family member spoke out recently about the kind of man he was...

Republican Caucus is Tuesday

The Montezuma County Republican Caucus is set for Tuesday, and will be the first indication of which candidates local party members want on the primary ballot.The caucus is an...