Position: Journal staff writer

Email: ealvero@the-journal.com

Phone Number: (970) 564-6029

League of Women Voters plans virtual forum

The League of Women Voters forum for Cortez City Council candidates will continue as scheduled on March 19, although in a more virtual format than was initially intended. The forum was originally...

DATE: March 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County agencies brace for arrival of coronavirus

As concerns over the coronavirus continue to grow nationwide, agencies in Montezuma County are working to establish protocols and prepare for worst-case scenarios. It’s a constantly evolving...

DATE: March 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez planning commissioners reappointed despite protests

After some controversy and back-and-forth discussion among public speakers, the Cortez City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to reappoint Rebecca Levy and Tom Butler to the Planning and...

DATE: March 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tribal College Journal gives voice to Native American higher ed

The voice of the national tribal college movement speaks out from Mancos. The Tribal College Journal has been around since 1989, recounting the news of tribal college students and institutions from...

DATE: March 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos’ Boyle Park water festival set for April

Mancos students are giving Boyle Park a splash next month. In partnership with the Mobile Earth and Space Observatory, Mancos School District Re-6 will host a “Water Science and Recreation...

DATE: March 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez High to perform ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

A fiddler on a roof may seem to have a uniquely precarious situation, but perhaps there are some universal parallels that can be drawn. At least according to Tevye, the Jewish milkman hero of the...

DATE: March 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County Democrats have full agenda at caucus

Election season is upon us, and Montezuma County Democrats had a full agenda at this year’s caucuses. Although in Colorado, presidential candidates are now selected through a statewide primary,...

DATE: March 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sarah Syverson chosen as Mancos Citizen of the Year

An artistic leader is Mancos’ Citizen of the Year. Sarah Syverson was given the honor for her creative endeavors and productions, along with her years with the Montezuma School to Farm program. “I...

DATE: March 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez schools look to make ‘hard choices’

As school districts across the country deal with a teacher shortage, the Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 has announced that it will look at “everything within our abilities” to attract...

DATE: March 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forum on education funding draws a crowd in Mancos

More than 100 people from Southwest Colorado showed up in Mancos Saturday morning to advocate for more state educational funding – with a few legislative ears on hand. State Sen. Don Coram,...

DATE: March 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Boebert campaigns against Tipton in Cortez and Durango

Lauren Boebert told 40 people at her Durango meet-and-greet Thursday she’s running into Republicans who want an active representative in Congress, “not someone just warming a seat thinking we’re in...

DATE: Feb. 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Vaping sensors installed in Montezuma-Cortez schools

The vaping trend has hit home in rural Montezuma County, and schools have begun installing vaping sensors at Montezuma-Cortez middle and high schools and plan to expand educational programs....

DATE: Feb. 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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