Jacob Klopfenstein

Position: The Journal

Five fiber cuts affected service in SW Colorado in June

Last month, a phone and internet outage left thousands of people in Southwest Colorado in the dark for hours.Now, The Journal has learned that five fiber line cuts in June affected service for...

DATE: July 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Open School upgrades kitchen

Southwest Open School debuted a new kitchen this week. The kitchen contains new industrial-grade equipment, including sinks, a dishwasher and refrigerator. It will be used to process food,...

DATE: July 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Mancos manages weeds at Cottonwood Park

Though several types of noxious weeds were discovered in Cottonwood Park this spring, crews won’t spray herbicide to get rid of them — at least not this year, Mancos Administrator Andrea Phillips...

DATE: July 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Taste of India restaurant opens in Cortez

Taste of India restaurant has opened at 1013 E. Main St. in Cortez with the promise of “100 percent healthier food.” Co-owner and Chef Raju Singh came from Utah to open the restaurant, which he...

DATE: July 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Western Slope group denounces ColoradoCare

Western Slope advocacy group Club 20 is “vehemently opposed” to ballot Amendment 69, which would bring universal health care to Colorado, Club 20 Executive Director Christian Reece said Thursday....

DATE: July 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Public, private officials seek state internet plan

Public officials and private-sector professionals agreed Thursday in Cortez that Colorado needs a consolidated plan for broadband internet infrastructure. Club 20, a Western Slope advocacy group,...

DATE: July 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

WildEdge Brewing one step closer to Cortez

Cortez could see a third craft brewery come to the city in the coming months. Planning and zoning board members on Tuesday unanimously recommended a rezone of the properties at 101, 111 and 127 N....

DATE: July 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos Days to feature ‘Desperadoes and Fancy Ladies’

The 57th Annual Mancos Days is scheduled for July 29-31. The theme for this year’s festival is “Desperadoes and Fancy Ladies.” The weekend will be filled with the usual family-friendly events held...

DATE: July 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos sky lights up for Independence Day

Hundreds of spectators gathered in Boyle Park on Monday to “ooh and “aah” at the Mancos fireworks display. The lights started about 9 p.m. and lasted for about 45 minutes as the sun set and the sky...

DATE: July 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Golden Sunrise Acupuncture opens in Cortez

Anna Osuna has opened Golden Sunrise Acupuncture Clinic at 2423 E. Main St., Suite. 5 in Cortez. Osuna spent time during her career in the Pacific Northwest and Dolores. Now, she and her husband...

DATE: July 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

State Sen. Aguilar promotes ColoradoCare in Cortez

Colorado has developed a reputation as a “maverick” state for health care reform, said State Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver.Since 2010, there have been four different major health care reform...

DATE: July 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Boutique Air CEO stands by airline’s safety

Boutique Air CEO Shawn Simpson on Friday heralded the “extreme reliability” of the Pilatus PC-12 single-engine aircraft — the plane his company uses – to fly passengers to almost all of the 23...

DATE: July 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

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