While many people are resolutions for a healthier lifestyle in 2017, several city employees have just achieved their goals for 2016. Since 1992, the city of Cortez has held an annual eight-week...

A small snow storm moved into the Four Corners area on New Year’s Eve, and is expected to stick around for the rest of the weekend. Snow started falling all over Montezuma County early Saturday...

The Cortez Fire Protection District is starting 2017 with more full-time firefighters than ever. Chief Jeff Vandevoorde promoted four part-time firefighters to full-time positions on Christmas Day....

This holiday season, Cortez police cited more than four times the number of intoxicated drivers compared with last year.Patrol Lt. Andy Brock said 34 people in Cortez were cited on suspicion of...

Mancos Marshal Jason Spruell gave a report to the board of trustees on Wednesday about the town’s crime statistics going into his first year of office. Spruell was appointed marshal in May, and...

The past year in Montezuma County brought stories of tragedy, triumph and the politics in between.Some of the most-read popular stories on The-Journal.com in 2016 dealt with ongoing issues such as...

The Cortez city government has made a New Year’s resolution to finish several projects originally planned for 2016. The city’s biggest capital projects in 2017 were originally planned for last...

Gasoline and propane prices are going up all over Colorado, and Montezuma County is no exception. And though rising gas prices make for a more expensive commute, higher propane prices hit home...

Bird-watchers in the Cortez area had a field day with the annual Christmas Bird Count on Monday. For more than a decade, Cortez has participated in the nationwide bird count, which helps the...

The Southwest Health System and Montezuma County Hospital District Board of Directors announced Dec. 22 that financing has been secured for the expansion of Southwest Memorial Hospital. The...

More than 30 people signed up Thursday to give a part of themselves during the holiday season – their blood. The United Blood Services blood mobile parked outside the Cortez Fire Protection...