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Email: ealvero@the-journal.com

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Driver suspected in hit-and-run detained by Mancos officers

Mancos law-enforcement officers stopped a car on Feb. 14 that was involved in a hit-and-run accident, heading westbound from La Plata County. According to Marshal Justen Goodall, Cortez dispatch...

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

New Mancos marshal speaks about priorities, community values

Justen Goodall, a former Montezuma County patrol deputy, officially assumed the post of Mancos marshal on Feb. 1. He replaces former Marshal Jason Spruell, who announced his resignation in October...

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

Cortez angler takes world fishing records

A Cortez fisherwoman has just earned two world records for trout she caught at Groundhog Reservoir this past summer. Kelly Jo Hall, who works with Intermountain Wall Systems, Inc., has been fishing...

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

We Care Fair at M-CHS

By Erika Alvero Journal Staff Writer School health and wellness organizations joined together at Montezuma-Cortez High School on Thursday at noon for the school’s first We Care Fair. The fair aimed...

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

Home sales in Montezuma County down from last year

New listings and prices for single-family homes have gone down in Montezuma County when compared with this time last year, according to the Colorado Association of Realtors. According to the...

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

Lewis-Arriola Community Center hosts chili and pie fundraiser

The Lewis-Arriola Community Center is hosting its 14th annual Chili Supper and Pie Auction fundraiser on Feb. 22. The event will take place from 6-9 p.m. at the center at 21176 Road S. All proceeds...

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

Mancos Creative District issues call for Melt bed racers

It’s a month away from the 10th annual Mancos Melt, and all bed racers – professionals and amateurs alike – are encouraged to register now for the morning race on March 16. The Melt is a...

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

Dolores school board looking at student progress data tonight

The Dolores school board is set to receive progress reports for students at all levels during a regular meeting Thursday night. For students at the elementary and secondary levels, the board will...

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

Mount Lookout Grange is named Project of the Year

The Mount Lookout Grange has been named the 2018 Project of the Year by the Mancos Valley Resources Board and was honored at the group’s annual meeting this week. Mancos Valley Resources, a...

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

Animal art takes over Farm Bistro during fundraiser

When Sonja Horoshko started the Animal Art Works show three years ago, she wanted to create a new model for the Cortez art scene. She wanted a show that would provide affordable art for the...

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

Glass fusing, painting at art studio this weekend

The Painted Turtle Studio and Gallery has a few events coming up this weekend. On Friday at 6 p.m., the studio will host a glass fusing workshop, at which participants will learn the basics of...

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

Mancos school board talks calendar, construction

The Mancos school board considered shortening school breaks and changing graduation dates during a work session before its regular meeting Tuesday night. The debates came up while board members...

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

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