Newsletter – Page 8 – The Journal

Montezuma County to host next traveling town hall in Mancos

Resident can directly ask questions to local officials April 6

March 27, 2026

Denver’s Catholic archdiocese, famously conservative, enters the Leo era

Archbishop James R. Golka blesses members of the congregations during the recessional procession at the end of the Mass of…

March 27, 2026

Local News

Cortez adopts required wildfire mitigation codes with additional cost-tracking provisions

Frustration expressed on City Council prompted city staff to amend the state-mandated ordinance

March 26, 2026

Local News

‘Inundated’: Gambling opportunities grow faster than support resources in Colorado

Advocates warn that online betting and new markets are reaching younger users and harder to regulate

March 26, 2026

Local News

Cortez considers reestablishing airport advisory board

residents expressing strong engagement in the Cortez Municipal Airport, City Manager Drew Sanders proposed a new board for enthusiasts

March 26, 2026

Canadian-based company seeks exploratory permit to drill uranium in northern New Mexico

Arriba County commissioner says he’s mobilizing opposition

March 26, 2026

Headlines

Farmington woman pleads guilty to child sex crimes

gets to 5 years in prison

March 26, 2026

Local News

Update: Woman charged with homicide after Main Street crash kills motorcyclist

say REDDI report preceded crash; nurses performed CPR at the scene

March 26, 2026

Local News

Officials warn wildfire season could escalate quickly in Montezuma County

Regional fires, dry conditions raise concern about strained resources and early bans

March 25, 2026

Columns

The escalation trap

small disagreements grow into big conflicts

March 25, 2026

Local News

Cortez looks to move forward major affordable housing project

Officials pursue federal earmarks, outline 70-unit project

March 25, 2026

Colorado Public Utilities Commission schedules hearings on Atmos rate proposal

would rise by more than $5 per month

March 25, 2026

Credit Union of Colorado Foundation invests $50,000 in community college scholarships

Applications are open for the 2026-27 school year

March 25, 2026

Retired Montezuma County doctors donate $8,000 in doctor’s memory

chapter of medical society closes

March 25, 2026

Montezuma-Cortez schools to host free Summer Adventure Night

The Montezuma-Cortez School District is hosting a family night in April. (Journal file photo)du1-i-syn The Montezuma-Cortez School District invites families…

March 25, 2026

County advances efforts to create blight ordinance

Approaches involve comprehensive plan changes, public hearings

March 24, 2026

New Mexico jury says Meta harms children’s mental health and safety, violating state law

Thousands of violations in New Mexico result in penalty of $375 million

March 24, 2026

Cortez Middle School eighth graders to experience live abridged ‘Hamlet’ after studying Shakespeare

students have been studying ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

March 24, 2026

Cortez

Cortez officer delivers Domino’s pizza after arresting delivery driver

A Cortez police officer stepped in to complete a Domino’s pizza delivery March 16 after arresting the driver on a…

March 24, 2026

Montezuma County to test voter support for 1% sales tax through survey

$16,500 survey will test voter attitudes on a 1% sales tax ballot question

March 23, 2026

Efforts to manage horses continue in Montezuma County

to explore strategies for small but growing horse herds in Weber Canyon

March 23, 2026

Mesa Verde Writers open registration for 2026 conference, set to take place in September

accomplished authors will make up the faculty

March 23, 2026

Montezuma-Cortez school board rejects Caplan & Earnest proposal in split vote

board received a presentation from the firm, but the second firm was unable to attend

March 23, 2026

Applications open for Dean Hanson Memorial Scholarship

annual scholarship is awarded to multiple students each year

March 23, 2026