Cortez

Local News

A door to Denver TV opens

rules address county orphan status

September 7, 2015

Business

‘Dust is my enemy’

and gas industry responding to threat of worker lung disease

September 7, 2015

Local News

Lawmakers back Planned Parenthood probe

abortion provider says state’s elected Republicans playing politics

September 7, 2015

Business

Glut in supply, low dairy demand lead to hay slump

‘It’s tough right now,’ local farmer says

September 7, 2015

Business

Briefs

The League of Women Voters will hear an overview of what is new in Colorado and with federal legislation for…

September 7, 2015

Business

Briefs

Georg Fritz, horticulturist at Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa, talks about his experiences with rare plants and succulents for the South…

September 7, 2015

Business

Airport numbers strong despite ‘leakage’

Gasoline prices erase savings from driving to larger cities

September 7, 2015

Local News

El Nino threatens to pack a punch this winter

‘Bruce Lee’ could bring nasty snowstorms to Southwest

September 6, 2015

Local News

Police: Kids left in car as adults fought

Officers responded to the 600 block of North Ash Street after a caller at 9:13 a.m. reported a woman attempting…

September 4, 2015

Local News

Rule-making for marijuana a complicated task

Regulators draw ire from both sides of debate

September 3, 2015

Local News

Mining reclamation may be a pipe dream

Financial, technological hurdles slow progress

September 3, 2015

Local News

Groups defend EPA’s Clean Power Plan

A plume of steam billows from the coal-fired Merrimack Station in Bow, N.H. President Barack Obama plans to clamp down…

September 3, 2015

Local News

Drying out

A turkey vulture dries his wings in the morning sun while sitting on a fence post.Sam Green/Cortez Journal

September 3, 2015

Local News

EPA tests water at spill site on U.S. 160

Property owner continues crusade

September 3, 2015

Local News

Sunflower gets international film festival

Audience at Cortez theater will help judge Manhattan Short Films

September 3, 2015

Local News

CSU researching hemp in secluded test plot

researching 12 types in semi-secret test plot

September 3, 2015

High School Sports

Cortez football coach ousted after staff complains

did it for the kids, assistant coach says

September 2, 2015

Local News

Report: Cortez man wields knife for dibs on pork chop

A Montezuma County sheriff’s deputy responded to the cold disturbance call at 3:50 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30. A 27-year-old…

September 1, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Part-time patriots knock half the country

Now I love good propaganda from any government, creed or religion, so I am not offended in the slightest. Still…

August 31, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Globalization moves markets in a keystroke

Some connections between China and the wider world are apparent. As I argued last week, one is commodities – the…

August 31, 2015

Letters to the Editor

National service leaves inner satisfaction

I served not to receive honor or praise. But when honored I don’t judge the honor, no matter how great…

August 31, 2015

Editorials

Brushes with disaster

mine spill was bad, it pales before Hurricane Katrina

August 31, 2015

Agriculture

Two bats test positive for rabies in Bayfield

Officials warn of potential spread

August 31, 2015

Education

A helping hand

Montezuma School to Farm partnered with First Southwest Bank in Cortez for a fundraiser Friday. The bank provided free burgers…

August 31, 2015