Congresswoman Diana DeGette, D-Denver, will visit Cortez for the first time Monday to discuss her proposed Colorado Wilderness Act of 2019 . DeGette will host a community forum from 5 p.m. to 6:30...

On Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis visited Memorial Rock – the famous house-sized boulder that on May 24 wiped out a large section of Colorado Highway 145 northeast of Dolores. Polis marveled at the size...

Dolores Town Manager Jay Ruybalid has resigned after serving for one year. He confirmed on Tuesday that he recently gave three-weeks notice, but declined a Journal request for comment on his...

The Dolores School Board is again seeking town support for a new sports complex at Joe Rowell Park for football, soccer and track. Newly hired school Superintendent Lis Richard presented the...

Electric bikes are becoming more popular, so to learn more about them, a group of Bureau of Land Management officials organized a test ride on the motorized trail system at Phil’s World in July....

The Montezuma County Board of Commissioners are proposing to install solar panels on county buildings in Cortez beginning this year. The project would first put a solar array on the Annex 3...

Invenergy, a Chicago-based renewable energy company, has submitted a bid to build a $127 million solar project near Pleasant View to provide power for Tri-State Generation and Transmission...

Officials and staff members with Southwest Memorial hospital met with U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton about local health care services last week. Tipton toured the new $32 million expansion that includes a...

The Dolores Town board approved up to $300,000 in funding for new playground equipment at Joe Rowell Park. After a bid process to choose a playground builder, construction is expected to begin in...

More than 1,000 people attended the Escalante Days and Nights Festival in Dolores over the weekend. Crowds and participants enjoyed traditional western activities like a parade, fishing demos, and...

A motorcyclist was injured about 3:30 p.m. Friday after being rear-ended on U.S. Highway 160 east of Cortez. According to a witness, a westbound motorcyclist was making a left turn into the KOA...