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Prairie dog complaints increase in Cortez

offers tips on controlling them

June 19, 2014

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Court Briefs

District Court Judge Walker on Thursday sentenced a known meth addict to 88 days in the county jail with credit…

June 16, 2014

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Cronk begins 30-day sentence

expresses disgust sentence doesn't include restitution

June 4, 2014

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Sheriff calls Cronk ‘stupid’ during summer meeting with deputies

By Tobie Baker The Cortez Journal At a squad meeting last summer, Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell told his deputies…

June 4, 2014

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Montezuma County deputy crashes patrol SUV on Road CC

A Montezuma County Sheriff's Office deputy crashed an SUV last week on County Road CC.Courtesy photo According to a Montezuma…

June 4, 2014

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Cronk begins 30-day sentence

expresses disgust sentence doesn't include restitution

June 3, 2014

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Montezuma County deputy crashes patrol SUV on Road CC

A Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office deputy crashed an SUV last week on County Road CC.Courtesy photo According to a Montezuma…

June 2, 2014

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Sheriff calls Cronk ‘stupid’ during summer meeting with deputies

By Tobie Baker The Cortez Journal At a squad meeting last summer, Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell told his deputies…

June 2, 2014

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Cronk sentencing scheduled for Friday

Ex-undersheriff pleaded guilty to embezzlement

May 28, 2014

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Cronk sentencing set for Friday

undersheriff pleaded guilty to embezzlement in March

May 27, 2014

Local News

Vandal frees dogs

charged with felonies

May 20, 2014

Survey shows 75 percent of Main Street drivers wear seat belts

The Cortez Journal used proven highway observation techniques to collect the snapshot of seat belt use on Saturday, Dec. 28.…

January 2, 2014

Local News

Two cyclists injured

Two juveniles were injured Tuesday morning about 8:45 in a bike and pickup truck accident at Main and Chestnut Streets.…

November 15, 2013

Cortez man charged with Family Dollar fire

A crew works on the Dollar Store after a fire in May. James Linn Alexander has been charged with arson…

October 18, 2013

12-gauge, butcher knife used in separate killings

First-degree murder charges filed in both crimes

September 23, 2013

Police make arrests in separate homicides

Cortez Police Chief Roy Lane said Bureau of Indian Affair officials arrested Jeroen Begay, 19, of Cortez in Kayenta, Ariz.,…

September 20, 2013

Man shot, ejected from moving vehicle in Towaoc

suspect in custody, another sought

September 13, 2013

Assailant terrorizes strangers

Machete-wielding man kicks in dooras women flee

July 25, 2013

Anti-drug task force to disband

Funding stream runs dry

May 16, 2013