Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: sdolan@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6033

Move over cowboys: Author tells history of sheepmen in Colorado

There are hundreds of books on cowboys in the American West, but Durango historian Andrew Gulliford said it’s been 70 years since anyone wrote about sheep. That is, until Gulliford recently...

DATE: Jan. 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo artist shares unique sand painting style in Cortez

The Navajo for generations have created sand paintings for use in sacred ceremonies. Diné artist Bento Yazzie has a unique take on the art form, but he struggles to describe what it’s like to paint...

DATE: Jan. 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez awarded $70K grant for recycling truck

Cortez has purchased a new curbside recycling truck with the help of a $70,000 grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The funding comes from CDPHE’s Recycling...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde initially open; now closed during U.S. shutdown

An unpaid park ranger posted at the front entrance to Mesa Verde National Park has been turning away visitors for about two weeks because the partial federal government shutdown has parked the...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update: One person dies in crash south of Cortez

One person died Thursday night on U.S. Highway 160/491 south of Cortez after a semitrailer and pickup truck collided on the McElmo Creek bridge, law enforcement officers said. According to a...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Plea deal pending for woman who faces repeat drug charges

A Montezuma County resident on a 12-month deferred sentence for drug charges in February 2018 picked up similar drug charges in December and in 2019 received two summons after her dog allegedly...

DATE: Jan. 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Real beer’ hits Cortez grocery store shelves

A six-pack of full-strength Trippel Belgian Style Ale now sits on the shelf at Safeway in Cortez. The ale, 8.5 percent alcohol by volume, sits alongside a 9 percent pack of Voodoo Ranger Imperial...

DATE: Jan. 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bond relief denied in December kidnapping, robbery case on Road G

One of two defendants suspected of kidnapping, robbing and threatening to kill and bury a hitchhiker on County Road G in December was denied a bond reduction Wednesday in Montezuma County Court....

DATE: Jan. 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Welcome Center replacing HVAC before summer

Tourists who stop by the Colorado Welcome Center at Cortez this summer will find refuge from the heat. The City Council on Tuesday awarded a $140,000 bid to Comfort Air to install a new heating,...

DATE: Jan. 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez council chamber gets audio upgrade

The audio system in the Cortez City Hall council chambers has been upgraded just in time for the first City Council meeting of 2019. Before the upgrades, General Services Director Rick Smith said...

DATE: Jan. 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Retiring Cortez finance director staying on as contractor

Cortez Finance Director Kathi Moss retires Wednesday after 33 years of service with the city but will continue to work into 2019 on a contractual basis. The City Council on Tuesday approved a...

DATE: Jan. 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update: Three critically injured in U.S. 491 crash

Three people were critically injured Sunday morning after a semitrailer and Subaru collided on U.S. Highway 491 north of Cortez, the Colorado State Patrol said. Heavy, wet snow contributed to at...

DATE: Jan. 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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