Position: Journal staff writer

Email: ehayes@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6029

Free school meals available for pickup in Farmington during winter break

Farmington Municipal Schools will provide free packs of seven meals for pick up on Dec. 21 and Dec. 28 during the winter break for families that need support feeding children at home. “We know...

DATE: Nov. 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Dolores schools to incorporate extended breaks, hybrid learning

The Dolores School District will switch to an in-person and online hybrid learning model after the winter break, with extended Thanksgiving and winter breaks to reduce contact between students...

DATE: Nov. 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County moves to more severe Level Orange

Montezuma County has moved to the more severe Level Orange on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment COVID-19 risk assessment dial. The decision is the result of a steady increase...

DATE: Nov. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Would a Biden administration bring immigration reform?

Democrat and former Vice President Joe Biden likely will be the next president of the United States, but that does not guarantee freedom for Rosa Sabido, who has lived in sanctuary in a Mancos...

DATE: Nov. 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

For Montezuma County Patriots, the presidential race isn’t over

Many participants in the weekly Freedom Rides down Main Street in Cortez, organized by the Montezuma County Patriots, say their message of patriotism remains the same after the presidential...

DATE: Nov. 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos considers moving the town’s offices

The Mancos town government is considering purchasing a vacant property on North Main Street to create more office space for the Mancos Marshal and keep up with a growth in staff. The property...

DATE: Nov. 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores schools consider hybrid learning as COVID-19 cases surge

The Dolores School District is considering an in-person and online hybrid learning model during the holiday season after school board members met Thursday with officials from Montezuma County...

DATE: Nov. 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Loungin’ Lizard closes amid COVID-19 outbreak, plans to reopen Nov. 19

The Loungin’ Lizard restaurant in Cortez, which temporarily closed this month after a COVID-19 outbreak, plans to reopen Nov. 19. A weekly report from the Colorado Department of Public Health and...

DATE: Nov. 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Veterans honored at Cortez parade

Hundreds of veterans and their supporters turned out for the annual Veterans Day Parade in downtown Cortez Wednesday afternoon. All the local veteran groups joined in, said organizer and veteran...

DATE: Nov. 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County on the brink of stay-at-home order

The Cortez City Council passed a resolution Tuesday strongly encouraging mask wearing in public places after the Montezuma County Health Department and Southwest Memorial Hospital expressed concern...

DATE: Nov. 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drive-thru testing in Montezuma County hammered as cases rise

On Monday, more than 120 people used the drive-thru testing site at Southwest Memorial Hospital – the most people the hospital has tested in a day. Last week, health officials reported 70 new...

DATE: Nov. 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lyndreth Wall sworn into Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Council

Lyndreth Wall, Sr., was sworn into the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Council on Friday for a three-year term. He was reelected to the council in early October after earning 187 votes, or 54% of the 343...

DATE: Nov. 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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