Jett Lawrence wins Round 6; Eli Tomac’s bike fails Tomac’s bike started smoking and failed in the first race July 8, 2025
A ‘Fourth of July for the Four Corners’ ramps up Independence Day with a more focused roster July 5, 2025
Photos: Fireworks show lights up Cortez sky on Fourth of July Passersby enjoy the car show at the Cortez fireworks festivities on July 4. Erika Alvero/Special to The Journal Just west… July 5, 2025
Update: Oak Ridge Fire grows to more than 10,712 acres, is 13% contained Nation President declares a state of emergency and enacts Stage 2 fire restrictions July 4, 2025
Montezuma-Cortez implements policy to protect female athletes Emergency policy went into effect on June 24 July 4, 2025
Students thrive in health care internship at Southwest Health System Program has students from across Montezuma County and Durango July 4, 2025
Farmington celebrates Independence Day with fireworks show Freedom Days celebration continues Friday July 4, 2025
A volunteer finds the Holy Grail of abolitionist-era Baptist documents in Massachusetts Historian Jennifer Cromack points out the word "Slavery" on a recently found, 178-year-old anti-slavery scroll at Grotonwood, the home mission… July 4, 2025
Southwest Open School joins Third Thursdays with aim of increasing enrollment are three Third Thursdays left for the 2025 season July 4, 2025
Montezuma-Cortez district revising nondiscrimination policy amid funding concerns requirements put in place by the Trump administration were cited July 4, 2025
Library attracts summer readers with ‘Star Wars’ book drop Library director says summer reading program has hundreds of participants already, but sci-fi book drop aims to bring in even… July 3, 2025
County may get more efficient housing assessments Southwest Colorado Council of Governments is applying for a state grant to automate data collection on housing needs July 3, 2025
Proposal to remove protections for Mexican gray wolves could lead to extinction, advocates say Arizona Rep. says wolves ‘have negatively impacted hunters and ranchers’ July 3, 2025
Monsoon season brings the promise of rain for the arid southwestern U.S. As the monsoon cranks up in the southwestern U.S., a rainstorm moves across the plains near Rio Rancho, New Mexico,… July 3, 2025
Advocates: Mount Cristo Rey wall will worsen migrant deaths, erosion, habitat loss comment on the federal border project ends July 3 July 3, 2025
Cortez Superintendent Tom Burris annnounces defamation lawsuit against JJ Lewis Superintendent Tom Burris says claims against him were ‘revenge or politics’ July 3, 2025
Fifty authors to attend Mesa Verde Literary Festival in Mancos free festival includes presentations, panels and more July 3, 2025
Mancos to host free teen and writing workshops during literary festival workshops will be held at the Mancos Opera House July 3, 2025
Montezuma-Cortez graduate and junior compete at International Thespian Festival Hernandez and Brian Sandner both received excellent ratings July 3, 2025
Thank you Cortez and the Celtic Fair My wife and I moved to Bayfield two years ago. Although we have friends in Cortez that we visit now… July 3, 2025
Farmington center to present program on how to use AI in marketing Juan College to host session; Zoom presentation also available July 2, 2025
Montezuma-Cortez school board discusses English language development, clear bags A potential clear bag policy is being discussed, with school safety cited July 2, 2025
