After three months of shuttered doors, the Fiesta Theatre in downtown Cortez is slated to reopen this Friday. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted all sectors of society, including movie...

The third annual Cortez Celtic Fair has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and rescheduled for 2021. The summer event , which celebrates Celtic heritage and raises money for local...

About 200 people turned up to Boyle Park Saturday to celebrate the life of a local Navy veteran who touched the lives of many Mancos residents. Abe Saunders died at home on June 9 at age 86,...

This spring, in a ceremony that met the needs of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 296 students graduated from Pueblo Community College Southwest, earning degrees, certificates and mini-certificates....

Team UP AmeriCorps is getting ready for its second-year cohort serving Southwest Colorado, and is recruiting team members to serve over a dozen organizations and schools. This year, 15 positions...

Robert Daulton, who lives in East Canyon, said he had plenty of time to evacuate. “All is good, we’re camping out in the forest,” he told The Journal in a telephone interview Tuesday. He had gone...

As social-distancing restrictions start to lift and life resumes once more, businesses are mobilizing to adapt to a changing world. And the Montezuma County Tri-Chambers of Commerce, which consists...

The Mancos school community is grieving after the death of one of its students. Brian Hanson, superintendent of Mancos School District Re-6, announced June 6 in a letter to families that student...

Fritos bags and Coca-Cola bottles are normal vending machine sights, ready to be dispensed at the touch of a button. But artwork? Two art vending machines are headed to Mancos, to be stationed by...

After some deliberation, the city of Cortez has canceled the annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration. City staff and the Cortez City Council agreed to cancel the show in light of the...

Amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, local school districts are planning for a variety of scenarios for fall classes. Scenarios include reopening school facilities with heavy safety...