http://www.cortezjournal.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Fsection%3FCategory%3Dnews"> News en-us http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619863/-1/news&source=RSS SEATTLE AP x2014 For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears an aspiring pot profiteer whose unabashed dreams of building a cannabis empire might attract unwanted attention from the federal government or a backlash that could slow the... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:51:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619863/-1/news&source=RSS http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619864/-1/news&source=RSS Studies show one in five Americans live in rural areas, but only one of every 10 graduating medical students ultimately ends up practicing in small towns.A group of those aspiring doctors, physician assistants, pharmacists and nurses examined multiple aspects of small town life last week in Cortez. Sponsored by the University of... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:51:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619864/-1/news&source=RSS http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS07/130619866/-1/news&source=RSS Graveside services for Thomas A. x201cTomx201d Wimmert will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 20, at Summit Ridge Cemetery.Tom was born Oct. 30, 1951, in Florida, the son of Arthur Willie and Kathrine Jeanette Hamilton Wimmert. He passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at his Victorville, Calif., residence at the age of... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:51:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS07/130619866/-1/news&source=RSS http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS07/130619867/-1/news&source=RSS Graveside inurnment services for Wayne A. Humiston will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, at Cedar Grove Cemetery. A barbecue will follow the graveside service at Glen Humistonx2019s residence, 40334 Highway 184, Mancos. Please join family and friends for a time of fellowship and recollection.Wayne was born April 7, 1939, in... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:51:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS07/130619867/-1/news&source=RSS http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619868/-1/news&source=RSS Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:51:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619868/-1/news&source=RSS http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619869/-1/news&source=RSS The search for Mitchell Dale Stehling, 51, who mysteriously disappeared June 9 after telling his wife and parents he was going for a hike in Mesa Verde National Park, has been scaled back.The search was expanded throughout last week with no luck, and now investigators are considering other possibilities, including whether Stehling left... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:50:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619869/-1/news&source=RSS http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619870/-1/news&source=RSS Montezuma County assessor Mark Vanderpool is in a Denver hearing room this week defending a property tax bill being contested by CO2 producer Kinder Morgan.The dispute, ongoing since 2008, is in front of the Colorado Board of Assessment Appeals and is scheduled to be heard June 18-21.Kinder Morgan, whose massive CO2 operations... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:50:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619870/-1/news&source=RSS http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619871/-1/news&source=RSS Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:50:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619871/-1/news&source=RSS http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619872/-1/news&source=RSS Tourism officials learned Thursday that two local festivals have lost money in recent years.Mesa Verde Country new executive director Heather Hughes informed board members at their monthly meeting last week that both the Indian Arts amp Cultural Festival and the Mesa Verde Country Food, Wine amp Arts Festival have failed to break... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:50:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619872/-1/news&source=RSS http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619873/-1/news&source=RSS An inmate at the Montezuma County Jail reportedly committed suicide while in custody last Thursday.Edward Grant Lyen, 61, was booked on a single count of sexual assault of a child Thursday, June 13, at 1013 a.m., according to Montezuma County Undersheriff Robin Cronk. Approximately 12 hours later, Lyen was discovered alone and... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:50:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619873/-1/news&source=RSS http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619874/-1/news&source=RSS The areax2019s motorhead tradition will get a boost July 5-6 at an off-road endurance challenge in McElmo Canyon.The x201cWe Rock Dirt Riotx201d event will be held on Sheldon Zwickerx2019s property at 5740 and 8783 Road G, located 17 miles down the canyon. An interior road on challenging terrain within the property will be... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:49:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619874/-1/news&source=RSS http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619875/-1/news&source=RSS The Downtown Mural Community and the Cortez Cultural Center are requesting proposals from qualified artists to provide mural design and painting services for the development of a mural in the downtown area. The budget for the mural is 5,000.The selected artist will be expected to provide a design concept based on the artistx2019s... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:20:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619875/-1/news&source=RSS http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619880/-1/news&source=RSS Local poet Denny Bertrand is the kind of guy you would shoot the breeze with across a fence or between pickup trucks.But after you go around the horn and return to your mundane chores, Bertrand will process the conversation into an inspiring insight, pull over and write it down in short, evocative phrases.It is this commitment... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:16:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130617/NEWS01/130619880/-1/news&source=RSS http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130613/NEWS01/130619902/-1/news&source=RSS A hilly sagebrush field with commanding views of Sleeping Ute Mountain will soon be transformed into the new Montezuma-Cortez high school.The 44 million project will include a 162,000-square-foot main campus, auditoriums, athletic fields, tennis courts and parking lots on a 35-acre lot at Sligo and Seventh Streets.A... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:39:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130613/NEWS01/130619902/-1/news&source=RSS http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130613/NEWS01/130619899/-1/news&source=RSS Nearly half of the cityx2019s employees can expect a pay increase effective July 1.Prompted by high turnover rates and small hiring pools, the City of Cortez recently commissioned the Mountain States Employerx2019s Council to conduct a wage study. The report found that 48 of the cityx2019s 100 employees currently earn... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:34:00 EST http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130613/NEWS01/130619899/-1/news&source=RSS