Local GOP prepares for Nov. election

Montezuma County Republicans are gearing up for November's caucuses. At a Montezuma County Republican Women's Club luncheon last week, caucus precinct co-chairman Chuck Lurvey announced that the...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Food tax credit advances in House

DENVER - Farmers would get a tax break, and needy people would get healthy food, thanks to a bill advanced by a Durango legislator Monday. Rep. Mike McLachlan's bill was an easy sell to the House...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

State agency won't act on Mercy abortion policy

DENVER - The state health department will not pursue a complaint against Mercy Regional Medical Center for its admonishment of a doctor who recommended a patient consider an abortion. The American...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

State board plans to tackle gas and oil pollution

DENVER - Colorado gas and oil companies could soon face the strictest air quality rules in the U.S. The state air quality board expects to meet four or five days starting Wednesday to adopt new...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Community Calendar

People are encouraged to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

King of the county

Kinder Morgan rules the block in the Montezuma County fuel industry, drawing out CO2 from the McElmo Dome and Doe Canyon fields. It's the largest reserve of its type in the U.S., estimated to hold...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Mancos businesses miss some love during water crisis

The water crisis made for a bittersweet Valentine's week in Mancos. The town was without drinkable water for five and a half days, and many restaurants were forced to close for several days. Some...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Secrets of Yucca House Blackburn points to Chaco link, war with cliff dwellers

Barely understood and rarely visited, Yucca House National Monument keeps its secrets. But historian Fred Blackburn and a group of young students may provide insight into the mystery of these...

DATE: Feb. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

List of Portable Potties

Mancos Valley Medical Clinic Cox Conoco Valley Inn Nursing Home P&D Grocery Mancos Valley Bank Mancos Liquor 192 South Main - Hardware Store 211 W. First St. - Mancos Public Library 141 E....

DATE: Feb. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Come Back to My Valley: Questions and answers about Mancos Valley

Who was the first woman in the county to volunteer for actual war work? In December of 1917, Mary Cooper (Jean Bader's mother) began serving with the Yeomanettes of the U. S. Navy. Ira Emmer Kelly...

DATE: Feb. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Fire guts 3 shops in downtown Cortez

An early morning blaze in downtown Cortez on Sunday gutted three businesses and halted eastbound and westbound traffic on Main Street for hours. Emergency fire crews were dispatched to Stewart's...

DATE: Feb. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

The Chamber Mancos has a community calendar

Good communication is a topic that people often complain about in our little valley. Now there is the potential for improvement. A community calendar is now posted at the Chamber of Commerce...

DATE: Feb. 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

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