Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: salderton@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6029

Colorado Ag Commissioner Don Brown visits Ag Expo

Montezuma County got a visit from Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Don Brown during the opening of the Four States Ag Expo on Thursday. Brown, a farmer from Yuma County, has led the state...

DATE: March 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez council plans to amend land use code to allow new school

The Cortez City Council voted Tuesday to approve the first reading of a land use code amendment that would allow a school to move into the old Montezuma County Justice Building. The building, which...

DATE: March 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

2018 Four States Ag Expo rides into Montezuma County

The Four States Ag Expo returns to Montezuma County this week, with sustainability and water conservation ruling the schedule. This will be the Expo’s 36th year at the county fairgrounds. The...

DATE: March 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos board changes rules for planning and zoning commission

After months of discussion, the Mancos board of trustees voted Wednesday to reduce the size of the planning and zoning commission and to establish penalties for commissioners who don’t attend. The...

DATE: March 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos Conservation District offers hands-on learning at Ag Expo

This weekend, a technician from the Mancos Conservation District will join farmers and ranchers at the Four States Ag Expo to teach kids about water and soil. Patrick Clements, who has been helping...

DATE: March 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos Creative District plans to create new ‘maker space’

The Mancos Creative District plans to open its first workshop for artists and students this spring. Since it was founded in 2016, the Creative District has hosted regular classes and workshops...

DATE: March 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos candidate forum scheduled for Friday

The five candidates running for Mancos trustee positions will answer questions from the public in a Friday forum moderated by the League of Women Voters. Held at the Mancos Community Center on 130...

DATE: March 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores Chamber banquet offers Vulcan salute to local businesses

Aliens, astronauts, Jedi and steampunks gathered at the Dolores Community Center Saturday night for a Chamber of Commerce banquet that called for peace and unity. The Dolores Chamber of Commerce’s...

DATE: March 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update: Midnight the cat is removed from scene; victim responds

A Montezuma County Sheriff’s deputy responded Monday to a report that a man had gone to the hospital after being attacked by a house cat. According to the incident report by patrol deputy John...

DATE: March 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Colorado sees increase in auto thefts

Car thefts are increasing in Southwest Colorado faster than in the state as a whole, according to data presented at an information session by Coloradans Against Auto Theft on Wednesday. Research...

DATE: March 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez mayor promotes ballot question to League of Women Voters

A few days before ballots were mailed to Cortez residents, Mayor Karen Sheek asked the Montezuma County League of Women Voters to help promote a sales tax question in the April municipal election....

DATE: March 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez historic preservation board secures funding for tour podcasts

The Cortez Historic Preservation Board has received a grant that will fund a series of history-themed podcasts that it has been planning for months. During a meeting on Wednesday, board vice...

DATE: March 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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