The Journal

Community Calendar: What’s happening in the Cortez area

A historic walking tour on Main Street in Cortez may include the Wilson building constructed in 1889. (Courtesy photo) CORTEZ…

For the record

Police blotter

Journal/Sam Green Cortez Police Department badge Thursday, April 30 5:28 p.m.: An officer responded to Cortez Mobile Home Park, 520…

October trial set for Cortez mother accused of daughter’s death

Leonard’s attorney says expert witness is ‘critical’ to defense

Arts and Entertainment

Cortez exhibit explores question: ‘When Do I Stop?’

Turquoise Raven features mixed media from local artists

Panthers baseball sends off seniors with another league title

M-CHS outscores Centauri, Bayfield by combined 70-3 over final days of regular season

Ken Roczen wins 450SX Supercross title in Salt Lake City

Cortez’s Eli Tomac injured in the heat race

Cortez to shut off water Monday for Seventh Street water line project

will be unavailable for nearby homes for most of the day

Mancos to impose mandatory outdoor watering restrictions for summer

Guidelines will remain in place until Sept. 30

12 Hours of Mesa Verde completes 20th anniversary ride

afternoon conditions do little to slow down hundreds of riders

May 10, 2026

Dolores pounces on Del Norte to secure playoff position

climb to .500 for first time since last playoff foray in 2019

May 10, 2026

Community

Remembering Richard Morales and Michael Burnison: Two Cortez men killed by drunken drivers

crashes occurred almost exactly three months apart

May 10, 2026

Cortez woman pleads not guilty in Veterans Park beating case

Attorney says plea agreement discussions remain active

Florida Road roundabout art sculpture damaged again in Durango

90-year-old driver lost control of vehicle, took out one of two remaining cyclist sculptures

Cortez author honors father in Chicken Soup for the Soul’s latest release

a life traversing and writing about the US, Curt Melliger is still enamored with his country

Cortez Middle School track athletes set records to close out season

new M-CMS standards established as Panthers finish third in league meet

The Wilds Tavern opens at former Switchback Taco site

announced plans to convert taco shop into new concept in late March

Community

Southwest Health System plans 5K Run/Walk to kick off National Hospital Week

run will be held on Saturday

Education

Lewis-Arriola Elementary accepts John Irwin School of Excellence Award

school learned they would be recipients in early April

Overtime goal sends Wellington past M-CHS in soccer playoffs nail-biter

M-CHS rallied back from two-goal deficit to force extra time; season ends in 3A opening round

Mancos’ Lexi Lyons’ team-first mindset earns her opportunity to play collegiate volleyball

Bluejays libero to take the court for Oklahoma Wesleyan University this fall

Candidates discuss election security and voter education at Montezuma County Clerk debate

Republicans Lenetta Shull and Jerri Frizzell make their pitch to voters ahead of primary

Mesa Verde Gardeners to hold 16th annual plant sale at new location

of the proceeds will be donated to local food shelters

KKV Development proposes 12 rental and for-sale homes for downtown Dolores

Residents raise concerns over scale of proposed three-story build near Third Street, Riverside