Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: jgonzalez@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6048

Council to discuss non-motorized boating

Wish you could launch your kayak or paddle boat in town? The Cortez Parks and Recreation Department is trying to make that possible at the new Geer Natural Area and Denny Lake Park, which already...

DATE: May 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Integrated Health wins $500K grant

Cortez Integrated Health, a major provider of primary, pediatric and mental health care in Montezuma County, was recently awarded $541,667 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to...

DATE: May 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ice cream, chocolate shop opens

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 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Back in business

More than 100 locals turned out for the grand opening of Ute Mountain Indian Trading Company and Gallery on Saturday, May 2. Before opening the doors for the first time to eager shoppers, tribal...

DATE: May 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Back in business

More than 100 locals turned out for the grand opening of Ute Mountain Indian Trading Company and Gallery on Saturday, May 2. Before opening the doors for the first time to eager shoppers, tribal...

DATE: May 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Blocks of history

In 1900, the city of Cortez was a dusty, Old West mercantile town with a population of 125, according to census records. In just 50 years, the population would boom to 2,680 people. With the wave...

DATE: May 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Owls dominate Day 1 of Birding Fest

The 2015 Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Festival kicked off May 6, and before birders set out on a late-night owl-spotting tour, John Rawinski, San Luis Valley Birding Network coordinator,...

DATE: May 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Homicide suspect pleads not guilty in collision

A jury trial has been set for a woman charged with the death of two people from Utah after a fiery head-on collision in December. At a brief arraignment hearing on Thursday, May 7, Janeen Black,...

DATE: May 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Osprey CEO: 'Scrappiness' key

Osprey Packs' decision to move its distribution center and 18 employees from Cortez to Ogden, Utah, last year caught many off guard, but as CEO Tom Barney explained to Montezuma County business and...

DATE: May 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Back in business

More than 100 locals turned out for the grand opening of Ute Mountain Indian Trading Company and Gallery on Saturday, May 2. Before opening the doors for the first time to eager shoppers, tribal...

DATE: May 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Osprey CEO: 'Scrappiness' key

Osprey Packs' decision to move its distribution center and 18 employees from Cortez to Ogden, Utah, last year caught many off guard, but as CEO Tom Barney explained to Montezuma County business and...

DATE: May 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Incentive program sunsets

To spur business growth in Cortez, the city embarked on the We’re In This Together Economic Development Resolution in 2012, and at the end of the year, its coming to a close. Looking at totals that...

DATE: May 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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