Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: salderton@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6029

New cider and wine company starting in Mancos

Three entrepreneurs hope to put Mancos on the map in the hard cider industry this year. Earlier this year, Sam Perry, Neal Wight and Joe Buckel rented a space in the former La Plata Millworks...

DATE: Aug. 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Willowtail Springs to highlight artists in Sunday event

Willowtail Springs, a Mancos nonprofit that hosts artist residencies, will hold a community fundraiser on Sunday. The Willowtail Springs Bed and Breakfast has been in business for more than 25...

DATE: Aug. 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez plans restrictions in recycling program

In a busy workshop on Tuesday, the Cortez City Council discussed upcoming restrictions in the town’s recycling program. Recycling coordinator Colby Earley told the council that because worldwide...

DATE: Aug. 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Main Street median project is delayed

The city of Cortez has delayed construction of medians on Main Street until next spring, Public Works Director Phil Johnson told the city council on Tuesday. In a workshop before the council...

DATE: Aug. 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Demolition of Western Excelsior set to begin next month

Western Excelsior Corp. will begin demolishing its Mancos plant in September, company President Zach Snyder confirmed Monday.The plant, located on 901 Grand Ave., was destroyed in a fire on May 8,...

DATE: Aug. 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Students, adults look to sky during ‘Great American Eclipse’

Schools across the Montezuma-Cortez school district canceled live viewing of the solar eclipse Monday, which happened to fall on the first day of classes.But despite the decision to keep students...

DATE: Aug. 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Parks and Rec Board celebrates capital projects

The Cortez Parks, Recreation and Forestry Advisory Board took its meeting outside on Friday. Board members toured Centennial Park, where the city recently completed a $200,000 public restroom and...

DATE: Aug. 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez speak-easy to open in former Pepperhead location

Just a few months after Pepperhead Restaurant closed, two of its former employees are opening their own restaurant in the same spot. Micky and Sandra Colorado are in the final stages of preparing...

DATE: Aug. 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Diversity Day offers fun, positivity

On Saturday, Cortez residents gathered in Parque de Vida for the first annual Day of Diversity, organized by a local group dedicated to fighting mental illness. Marinda Harrison and several friends...

DATE: Aug. 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Connect 4 goes back to the drawing board on broadband

The Connect 4 Broadband Initiative has a new strategy to move forward with a countywide internet project that has been stalled since early 2016. For more than a year, representatives from the...

DATE: Aug. 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos planning and zoning board mixed up on mixed use

A property owner raised questions about Mancos’ land use code at the town’s planning and zoning meeting on Wednesday. Bobbie Carll, a Durango resident who is trying to sell her former real estate...

DATE: Aug. 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez schools cancel solar eclipse event

Citing safety and cultural issues, Montezuma-Cortez schools has canceled Monday’s eclipse-viewing events.Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 on Friday posted a notice about the cancellation on...

DATE: Aug. 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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