Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: sdolan@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6033

Four felonies dismissed in Perez plea agreement

Darrell Perez, a Cortez man suspected of burglarizing a home east of Cortez in June and taking meth into the Montezuma County Detention Center in October, pleaded guilty Thursday in 22nd Judicial...

DATE: Dec. 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores man arrested in Farmington in child solicitation case

Detectives with the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office in New Mexico arrested a Dolores man for allegedly attempting to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex at a park in Farmington on Monday, Dec. 17....

DATE: Dec. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kiva Montessori students display art, research projects

Students at Children’s Kiva Montessori School on Wednesday displayed a variety of art, research and writing projects at a gallery night for family and friends. From the campus of Crow Canyon...

DATE: Dec. 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos sets townwide 20 mph speed limit

With the exception of Grand Avenue and Main Street, all roads in Mancos now have a set speed limit of 20 mph. Mancos Town Administrator Heather Alvarez said a standard speed limit on all town-owned...

DATE: Dec. 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos announces two finalists to replace Spruell as town marshal

The search for a new Mancos town marshal has been narrowed down to two finalists: Boyd Neagle, a Cortez Police Department patrol officer, and Justen Goodall, a Montezuma County Sheriff’s deputy....

DATE: Dec. 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Judge grants deferred judgment in burglary case

A Cortez man who pleaded guilty to burglarizing a home and stealing $750 to $2,000 in property was sentenced on Tuesday to a deferred judgment and 24 months of state-supervised probation. He also...

DATE: Dec. 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man suspected of assaulting deputy withdraws guilty plea

Stefen Chihocky pleaded guilty Tuesday in 22nd Judicial District Court to assaulting a Montezuma County Sheriff’s deputy in November, then withdrew his plea after a judge declined to lower his...

DATE: Dec. 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

M-CHS achieves highest state rating; Mesa Elementary struggles

Colorado school accreditation and School Performance Framework reports released Friday show mixed results at Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1. The Colorado Department of Education evaluates...

DATE: Dec. 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Vigil attendees to Legislature: Pass ‘red flag’ law

The day after the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, First United Methodist Church Pastor Jean Schwien said she made sure the emergency exit doors were unlocked at the Cortez church....

DATE: Dec. 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

American Legion provides chance to see Santa

A line of eager kids on Saturday had a chance to sit on Santa’s lap and go home with a few toys thanks to the American Legion Post 75 Holiday Candy and Toy Giveaway at the Cortez Cultural Center...

DATE: Dec. 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez adopts $32.87M budget

The Cortez City Council last week unanimously adopted a final 2019 budget with total expenses of $32.87 million across all funds and a 1.3 mill levy on each dollar of taxable property within the...

DATE: Dec. 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hundreds expected for Cortez Community Christmas Dinner

A long-standing holiday tradition in Cortez continues this year with the annual Community Christmas Dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Montezuma County Annex Building, at 107 N. Chestnut St....

DATE: Dec. 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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