Business & Agriculture

Health, law enforcement and school officials met Friday in Durango to grapple with the effects of legal marijuana on children and to push back on what they said were myths about marijuana use. Dr....

DES MOINES, Iowa – A mild summer across much of the nation’s heartland has provided optimum growing conditions for the nation’s corn and soybean crops. Pair that with high-yield seeds and other new...

Steven Hurst opens Kool Kids Kustoms in Dolores Steven Hurst has opened Kool Kids Kustoms in Dolores off Colorado Highway 145 by the Skyline store. He will specialize in custom cars, frames, roll...

By Mary Shinn The Cortez Journal Alfalfa production locally may outpace last year, but so far, prices this summer are lagging. The alfalfa supply from growers in Kansas and Oklahoma has been...

Southwest Farm Fresh, a new farm and ranch distribution cooperative in Montezuma County, is about halfway through its first year and looking to ramp up for the harvest season. A spring with cold...

More than 100 residents waited in line to taste and cast a ballot for their top salsa and chili recipes at the Montezuma County Fair last week. Labeled S-1 thru S-12, there were a dozen salsa...

Five-pound cans of green pickled jalapeños glistened in the sun on the closing day of the Montezuma County Fair. A judge wore blue plastic gloves to place the peppers on paper plates. Upon the word...

The seedlings were thinned – 12 inches apart – and covered with frost fabric for several weeks. The dill, cilantro and calendula grew next to the award-winning kale. “I like the interaction of...

From classic kitchen tables to western knick knacks, a new antique and consignment shop on Main Street offers unique and colorful home decor items. Forget Me-Not Antiques and More opened on Friday...

When it comes to winning Grand Champion ribbons, 9-year-old 4-H’er Cutter Higgins has a knack. Competing in rocketry on July 30, Higgins was named Grand Champion in the launch category after his...