Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: jgonzalez@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6048

Plan to improve U.S. 160 kicked off in Cortez

The first step in a long process to improve mobility for all users of Main Street kicked off last week, and Denver-based traffic engineering firm Fehr & Peers is now working to integrate citizen...

DATE: June 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Doing it her way

Finding time to workout is something many struggle with, but longtime personal trainer Heather Barritt hopes the flexible hours of her new 24-hour gym will help make it easier for time-strapped...

DATE: June 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Crash on U.S. 160 kills Cortez woman, 81

A two-vehicle crash killed one person on Sunday and closed U.S. Highway 160 between Roads G and D just south of Cortez for several hours.About noon Sunday, a white Ford Taurus was turning north on...

DATE: June 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cultural Center in dire financial straits

After roughly seven years of operating at a deficit, the 30-year-old Cortez Cultural Center announced this week that it would discontinue operations after September as it looks to rebuild the...

DATE: June 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Harmonicowboy’

Of all the musical instruments that evoke a classic, western sound, the harmonica’s rhythmic howl is hard to beat. It’s also an instrument that many buy but never learn to play – something the...

DATE: June 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Council approves Kiva permit

After an emotional, 2½-hour hearing Tuesday night at a packed City Hall, the Cortez City Council voted 4-1 to approve a conditional use permit for Kiva Montessori School downtown at 25 and 18 N....

DATE: June 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Making hay

Montezuma County farmers got some good news in late May when they were told to expect 21 inches of irrigation water per acre, thanks to El Niño-driven rains in late spring. Low winter snowpack had...

DATE: June 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Making hay

Montezuma County farmers got some good news in late May when they were told to expect 21 inches of irrigation water per acre, thanks to El Niño-driven rains in late spring. Low winter snowpack had...

DATE: June 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Excelsior pollution plan up for adoption

Local environmental advocates plan to show up in full force at the upcoming Mancos Town Board meeting to speak out against the proposed adoption of Western Excelsior Corp.'s particulate control...

DATE: June 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Kiva takes permit request to Council

Kiva Montessori School’s conditional-use permit for two buildings at 18 and 25 Beech Street is heading to Cortez City Council Tuesday night, but it could have tough row to hoe after being...

DATE: June 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Making hay

Montezuma County farmers got some good news in late May when they were told to expect 21 inches of irrigation water per acre, thanks to El Niño-driven rains in late spring. Low winter snowpack had...

DATE: June 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Mancos high-altitude running, training center is up for sale

Owners of the high-altitude running club and athletic training center, the Mancos Project, have put the 2-year-old business on the market. Since Ben Hahn announced he and his wife were moving to...

DATE: June 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

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