Montezuma County residents are flooding the sheriff’s office with request to obtain concealed-carry permits. Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell said his office has received 276 permits so far...

Since taking office this year, District Attorney Will Furse has spent about $600 on copy paper. It’s estimated that a tree 4- feet tall and six to eight inches in diameter can produce 16.5 reams of...

Montezuma County Court Judge JenniLynn Lawrence raised bond Wednesday for a 36-year-old Cortez man accused of terrorizing a neighborhood with a machete. Marquez Walker of 422 E. Arbecam Ave. faced...

Mesa Verde National Park and the Town of Mancos have agreed to a temporary water exchange in light of current drought conditions. Mesa Verde National Park has a 1962 junior water right off the...

A defense counsel request for a change of venue in the Roatcap fire case was denied Friday by District Court Judge Todd Plewe. Public defender Amy Smith filed the motion for change of venue, saying...

Mayday. Mayday. Hot air balloon pilots plead for help this weekend, and that’s no lofty request. The Cortez Rendezvous Hot Air Balloon Rally descends on the area this weekend, but in order to dot...

Within 15 minutes of being sentenced to a 10-year prison term Thursday, Mark Dunn was handcuffed inside the back of a Cortez Police Department squad car. Chief District Court Judge Doug Walker...

A leisurely stroll around the neighborhood turned terrifying Tuesday when an assailant yielding a machete attacked two women in broad daylight. Wishing to remain anonymous, the victim told the...

On Tuesday, the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office posted limited information concerning a drug bust on its new Facebook page. After the Cortez Journal sought additional information — the person...