Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: jgonzalez@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6048

M-CHS grads turn out for Building Closing Party

As classic rock hits from yesteryear echoed through the halls of the former Montezuma-Cortez High School on Friday night, current and former students roamed the school to say goodbye to a building...

DATE: June 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Skate shop opens on Main Street

Two years ago, Michelle Harrison was selling skate shoes online and out of the trunk of her car at weekend flea markets. On Saturday, she celebrated the grand opening of her new family-owned...

DATE: May 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

His own way

After five years of working in and most recently, managing, a local chain salon, Cortez resident and hairstylist Matthew Black is venturing out on his own. Black was most recently a stylist and...

DATE: May 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Memorial Day dedication planned for Geer Natural Area

Sixty acres of trails and open space named after Cortez Army Spc. George Raymond Geer will be officially dedicated to his service and honor this Memorial Day with a ceremony open to the public....

DATE: May 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Program links food banks with farmers

A weekday evening spinoff of the popular Saturday Cortez Farmers Market is making its return this July, and in conjunction, a new initiative is giving Cortez soup kitchens access to the Evening...

DATE: May 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Contractor picked for Paradise Village work

A contractor has been selected for the intensive Paradise Village infrastructure and streets replacement project, set to begin this summer. Redpoint Contracting of Denver submitted a bid for $2.3...

DATE: May 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

DO now selling recreational pot

Main Street medical marijuana purveyor Durango Organics is now open for recreational shoppers. Durango Organics is the fourth recreational marijuana shop in the city of Cortez to open since...

DATE: May 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

New program links local food banks with farmers

A weekday evening spinoff of the popular Saturday Cortez Farmers Market is making its return this July, and in conjunction, a new initiative is giving Cortez soup kitchens access to the Evening...

DATE: May 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

It’s a dog’s world this weekend in Cortez

More than 500 purebred dogs representing roughly 100 breeds are descending upon the Montezuma County Fairgrounds this weekend for the 2015 Durango Kennel Club Dog Show. The three-day dog...

DATE: May 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

A nose for trouble

Cortez police officer Frank Kobel and his K9 partner Dusty had a busy start to the weekend of April 17, capped off with two back-to-back successful recoveries – one involving a suspect and the...

DATE: May 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos couple open ice cream, chocolate shop

Just in time for the heat of summer, a new artisan ice cream and chocolate shop has opened its doors in downtown Cortez. The brand-new Moose & More, located next to the Sunflower Theatre on Main...

DATE: May 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - Living

‘A good fit’

After four months of renovations, the Ute Mountain Indian Trading Company and Gallery is opening its doors to the public for the first time on Saturday, May 2. The space – prime U.S. 160 frontage...

DATE: May 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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