The Cortez Journal

Wetherill Mesa opens with limited services

Wetherill Mesa opens for the spring season on May 1, 2015, according to Mesa Verde National Park Superintendent Cliff Spencer. Spring season activities include hiking the trails or riding your...

DATE: May 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

RV burns on Dolores street

A deputy with the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office was patrolling Dolores when he saw a burning 1977 Winnebago. The RV was traveling west on Highway 145 when it jumped the curb at Fifth and...

DATE: April 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wandering condor N8 checks out Los Alamos

Wayward California condor N8, photographed near Mancos on April 16, has turned up in Los Alamos, N.M. According to the Sante Fe New Mexican newspaper, Los Alamos birder Joe Fitzgibbon saw the bird...

DATE: April 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

RV bursts into flames downtown

A deputy with the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office was patrolling Dolores when he saw a burning 1977 Winnebago. The RV was traveling west on Highway 145 when it jumped the curb at Fifth and...

DATE: April 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Wandering condor N8 checks out N.M.

Wayward California condor N8, photographed near Mancos on April 16, has turned up in Los Alamos, N.M. According to the Sante Fe New Mexican newspaper, Los Alamos birder Joe Fitzgibbon saw the bird...

DATE: April 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Wandering condor N8 checks out N.M.

Wayward California condor N8, photographed near Cortez on April 16, has turned up in Los Alamos, N.M. According to the Sante Fe New Mexican newspaper, Los Alamos birder Joe Fitzgibbon saw the bird...

DATE: April 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Children’s Festival this weekend

If you are a parent of a child under 8 years old, the Children’s Festival in Cortez is the place to be Saturday. The Children’s Festival will be this Saturday, April 25, at the Cortez Rec Center...

DATE: April 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Free entrance to Mesa Verde next week

National Park Week kicks off this weekend with waived entrance fees at Mesa Verde National Park on Saturday and Sunday. National Park Week is held April 18-26. “This is a great time for families to...

DATE: April 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Metate Room restaurant opens for 2015 season

The Far View Lodge at Mesa Verde National Park opened this week, including the award-winning Metate Room restaurant with its grand vistas. Known for its contemporary menu, the Metate Room features...

DATE: April 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Embezzler gets a year in prison

A Cortez woman was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison last week after filing a false tax return. Appearing before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Marcia S. Krieger in Denver, Lisa Kay...

DATE: April 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Registration begins for birding fest

Dust off your bird books and binoculars and get ready for the 11th Annual Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festival, May 6-10, 2015. Organizers recently announced the lineup for this year’s event,...

DATE: April 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Utes awarded $200K conservation grant

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe has received a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In a press statement, federal officials said the Tribal Wildlife Grant is aimed to help the...

DATE: March 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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