Position: Journal staff writer

Email: ehayes@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6029

Walk for Justice invites Indigenous speakers

The Walk for Justice and Peace organized a walk on Saturday afternoon that culminated with speeches from Indigenous people at the Cortez Cultural Center. Members of the Montezuma County Patriots...

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

Several Freedom Ride participants fly Three Percenter flags

Several people participating in the Montezuma County Patriots’ Freedom Ride on Main Street in Cortez incorporated Three Percent flags on their vehicles on Saturday, a flag that has signified an...

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

Dolores School District adds CrossFit class

The Dolores School District has added a new middle school exercise class: CrossFit. John McHenry, a teacher and the assistant athletic director, is certified to instruct CrossFit classes, so he...

DATE: Oct. 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County Clerk’s Office tests ballot processing

County commissioner candidates, along with the Montezuma County Democrat and Republican chairs, met Thursday at the Montezuma County Clerk’s Office to test the accuracy of ballot processing for the...

DATE: Oct. 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

CDOT construction planned for Colorado Highway 184

The Colorado Department of Transportation will begin a construction project at five locations along Colorado State Highway 184 between Dolores and Mancos starting Thursday, Oct. 15. The project is...

DATE: Oct. 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Planning commission OKs new cannabis growing facility in Cortez

The Cortez Planning and Zoning Commission approved a plan Tuesday to build a cannabis growing facility on South Broadway. Dean Brookie, mayor of Durango and owner of Brookie Architecture and...

DATE: Oct. 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Colorado program helps parents grow child’s literacy

A free program to help parents give their children the language development they need to be ready for preschool and kindergarten is now available in the Montezuma, Dolores and Archuleta counties. ...

DATE: Oct. 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tribal College Journal moves to Durango

The Tribal College Journal of Indian American Higher Education is moving to Durango after 25 years in Mancos. Publisher Rachael Marchbanks, left the Tribal College Journal in January. She was the...

DATE: Oct. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos teacher brings global viewpoints to conservation

A science teacher at Mancos High School is giving her students a global perspective on conservation while pursuing a master’s degree in biology. Sensa Wolcott decided to enroll in the Global Field...

DATE: Oct. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Participation in Saturday rallies grows in Cortez

Participation increased Saturday at separate demonstrations by both the Montezuma County Patriots and the Walk for Justice and Peace in Cortez, a week after police officers intervened at the...

DATE: Oct. 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Candidates for Colorado’s 3rd District run vastly different campaigns

News organizations across the country took note of Lauren Boebert’s gun strapped to her thigh, and sent reporters to Colorado’s Western Slope to delve into how a 33-year-old restaurant owner beat a...

DATE: Oct. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez School District sees first COVID-19 case

A Montezuma-Cortez Middle School student or staff member tested positive for COVID-19 this week, causing the entire seventh grade and its teachers to go into quarantine. The school district learned...

DATE: Oct. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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