The Dolores Parks Advisory Committee will begin distributing a community survey on a new playground for Joe Rowell Park. Next week, the 18-question survey will be available on the town website and...

A Bureau of Indian Affairs officer and a suspect were both shot Sunday afternoon during a scuffle at a Towaoc residence, according to Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin. Both were both...

A state water court has upheld a controversial new in-stream flow right established by the Colorado Water Conservation Board for the Dolores River. In 2015, the state water board appropriated an...

The Journal publishes local restaurant inspection reports provided monthly by the Montezuma County Health Department. Inspections of all retail food facilities are done yearly, and in some cases...

Kevin Wade Folsom, who has been charged with killing a Southern Ute man on Haycamp Mesa, has waived his right to a preliminary hearing in order to review a plea deal from the Montezuma County...

Montezuma County departments have several job openings. Three full-time positions are being advertised, as well as part-time administrative jobs. The county is seeking a Social Services director,...

The High Desert Conservation District is seeking a .5 mill levy to help fund local agricultural programs long-term. The special district assists farmers with irrigation and soil management,...

In Tuesday’s municipal elections, Cortez voters approved a measure to extend and reduce the sales tax that funds the Cortez Recreation Center, and voted in board members for local towns, including...

The director of Montezuma County Social Services has suddenly resigned, and the matter is being investigated by the 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s office. Josiah Forkner took over as director in...

A fire broke out in a room of the Days Inn at the corner of U.S. Highway 160 and Colorado 145 in Cortez about 1:30 p.m. Monday. No injuries were reported, and the fire in a room on the ground floor...

A controlled burn got out of control Monday afternoon in McElmo Canyon just east of the Sand Canyon Trailhead. No injuries were reported, but the fire singed a hay barn and threatened a trailer...