New coalition launching campaign to protect Chaco

Pueblo Bonito, the largest ruin at Chaco, as seen from the bluff above.Jim Mimiaga/Cortez Journal The landscape includes Chaco Culture…

Holiday spirit starts to shine in Cortez

Piñon Project collecting donations for local families

Woman, 66, gets 4 years in meth case

Defense notes 60 law-abiding years

Pot growers compare notes

Ban still irksome

Panthers shine in opener, 77-39

Every M-CHS player scores as Panthers beat Aztec at home, 77-39

M-CHS swim team opens Friday

New coach, 23 swimmers looking to repeat at state

Gingerbread builders

Another wolf killed in Utah

This gray wolf in the Grand Canyon is the first time the animal has been seen in Arizona in 70…

Tumbled tumbleweeds

In this photo taken last Friday, Albuquerque workers put tumbleweeds inside a trash truck along Wyoming Boulevard near the entrance…

Rogue attorneys general defy governors, sue feds

Attorneys general suing the federal government, despite governors’ objections

Redistricting reform effort underway in Colorado

Critics worry proposal would limit power of Hispanic voters

Pot growers pressure the grid

Industry could soon buy $11 billion a year in electricity

Boyfriend’s letter to inmate goes to pot

Jail test determines envelope included marijuana

Data reveal racial disparity in Cortez special education

About 40 percent of Native students in special ed, Carter says

Icy patch blamed for slow justice

Court postpones burglary trial a third time

CPD: No updates in apparent BB gun shooting

As of press deadlines on Monday, Cortez Police Department spokesperson Angela Young said the case remained classified as an ongoing…

Court briefs

Joshua Berry, 22, of Cortez, was sentenced to four years in prison after admitting that he violating a two-year probationary…

Adams State announces guaranteed tuition

Beginning with the fall 2016 semester, undergraduate students enrolled in on-campus classes will be guaranteed no tuition increases through their…

Finishing touches

Horizon Environmental sprays a reseeding liquid along Colorado Highway 145 and County Road P as the final phase of construction…

Ramos, Reynolds and Perez highlight young wrestling team

Wrestlers warm up at the Montezuma-Cortez High School practice.Sam Green/The Journal Not only because Seager Oliver won his second straight…

Sports Briefs

Tuesday, Dec. 1 M-CHS vs. Aztec, 7:30 p.m. Dove Creek @ Durango, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3 Mancos @ Rehoboth…

Panthers basketball in rebuilding phase

Daniel Fernandez catches a pass during a Montezuma-Cortez High School basketball practice.Sam Green/The Journal Second year head coach Mike Hall…

Lions Club grateful for raffle donations

We would also like to say “thank you” to all our buyers, as we could not have raised the money…

County adds vehicle fleet department

Aim is to streamline system, save costs