Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: jgonzalez@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6048

Four tribes walking together for diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic and widespread disease that affects roughly 21.9 million Americans and costs an estimated $245 billion to treat annually, and Montezuma County has the seventh-highest rate of...

DATE: April 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Plea hearing for alleged drunken driver set for May 7

A plea hearing for a woman charged with vehicular homicide after a fiery County Road G collision in December has been set for May 7 to give the defense time to present evidence that she wasn’t...

DATE: April 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez native Spall is named Army NCO of the Year

A 39-year-old Cortez native, single father of three and combat medic has been named non-commissioned officer of the year in an army-wide competition in Fort Bliss, Texas, where he is stationed....

DATE: April 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

MCEDA holding annual meeting April 29

Montezuma County Economic Development Association is gearing up for its annual meeting on April 29 and hopes to fill several board positions. The speaker for the lunch event will be Tom Barney, CEO...

DATE: April 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

MCEDA holding annual meeting April 29

Montezuma County Economic Development Association is gearing up for its annual meeting on April 29 and hopes to fill several board positions. The speaker for the lunch event will be Tom Barney, CEO...

DATE: April 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Old gas station becoming youth-centered music school

Plans were recently approved by the city’s Planning and Zoning Department for a new youth-centered music school in Cortez, but before renovations on the building begin, owner Simone Sanchez is...

DATE: April 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

MCEDA holding annual meeting April 29

Montezuma County Economic Development Association is gearing up for its annual meeting on April 29 and hopes to fill several board positions. The speaker for the lunch event will be Tom Barney, CEO...

DATE: April 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Automatic water meters coming to Cortez

Funding is in place for the City of Cortez to embark on a $1.2 million replacement of more than 3,000 manually read water meters with automated meters. Mayor Karen Sheek and City Council approved...

DATE: April 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Council approves trike park

The Cortez Kiwanis Club’s plan to develop a tricycle track for toddlers at a pocket park bearing their namesake got a unanimous green light from the Cortez City Council on Tuesday night. Before the...

DATE: April 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

3 students win at science fair

Three Cortez Middle School students walked away with awards at the 2015 Colorado Science Fair along with $350 collectively for their innovative projects.Eighth graders Megan Harmon and Noah...

DATE: April 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Southwest Singers bring in summer early

Summertime technically isn’t here yet, but local choir group the Southwest Singers is ushering it in early with its upcoming show “Summer Is in the Air.” Choir director Ruth Wilson Francisco said...

DATE: April 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Finally, a (small) chance of rainfall

The National Weather Service forecast is calling for a slight chance of rain and snow showers on Friday, a respite from the dry conditions that have left most of the Four Corners under sporadic red...

DATE: April 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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