Position: Journal staff writer

Email: ealvero@the-journal.com

Phone Number: (970) 564-6029

Schools, city of Cortez end the year with unresolved money problems

As 2019 wraps up and Cortez looks ahead to 2020, it’s with fiscal responsibility in mind so that operations can resume normally. And while finances may have overshadowed city meetings and...

DATE: Dec. 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos bids farewell to a busy and transformative year

The town of Mancos saw a colorful year, with plenty of artsy festivities across the seasons, and touched on some hot-button political topics. The all-campus renovations for the Mancos School...

DATE: Dec. 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos Town Board approves measures for 2020

The Mancos Town Board wrapped up 2019 with a handful of standard housekeeping items and approved measures that will be enforced in the new year. Trustees set the budget, increased utility rates to...

DATE: Dec. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Law enforcement cadets graduate PCC in Cortez

After 18 weeks of intense training and studies, the 16 cadets in the Pueblo Community College law enforcement academy walked across the stage as graduates Saturday afternoon, in a ceremony filled...

DATE: Dec. 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dove Creek student dies after school

An 8-year-old boy attending Seventh Street Elementary in Dove Creek died after school Thursday, said Montezuma County Coroner George Deavers. Dolores County School District RE-2J identified the...

DATE: Dec. 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Shop with the cops

The toy aisles of Walmart were crowded with law enforcement of all sorts Saturday morning for the annual Shop with the Cops event. The event is sponsored by the Montezuma-Cortez High School...

DATE: Dec. 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Soft Spoken’ on display at Olio

Patrice DeLorenzo likes to “illuminate” the softer side of life. For her, that means painting flowers and landscapes, and hidden little places. And that’s reflected in her exhibit “Soft Spoken” on...

DATE: Dec. 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gun discovered in Montezuma-Cortez High School locker

A Montezuma-Cortez High School student brought a gun to school Tuesday, according to a letter sent by school district officials later that night. District staff members and Cortez police officials...

DATE: Dec. 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pueblo Community College nursing program holds graduation

It was not an easy road for many students in the LPN-to-RN program at Pueblo Community College, but when they walked across the stage Friday evening for their pinning ceremony, it was with heads...

DATE: Dec. 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores school district delays decision on construction funding

The Dolores school board voted Thursday night to forgo applying for the Building Excellent Schools Today grant this winter, giving the district more time to decide about the future of its school...

DATE: Dec. 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez City Park to be renamed Veterans Park

In commemoration of veterans and those lost in combat, City Park in Cortez has been renamed Veterans Park. The Cortez City Council approved the park renaming at its regular meeting Tuesday night,...

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

Cortez City Council votes to name courtroom after police chief

The municipal courtroom at Cortez City Hall has a new name: the “Roy Lane Courtroom,” in honor of the retiring police chief of 38 years. Cortez Police Chief Roy Lane announced in November that he...

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

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