Position: Journal Staff Writer

Email: jgonzalez@the-journal.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6048

Ag Expo, Saturday: Politics, dogs highlight session

Water dominates summitBy Tobie BakerThe Cortez JournalIf mega-drought predictions come true in the next decades, proper water storage could be Colorado’s savior.Addressing less than 10 people at...

DATE: March 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Crowd turns out for chance at Habitat house

A crowd sat quietly in the community room of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Cortez on Tuesday night, intently watching an informational slide show that outlined they can qualify for one of three...

DATE: March 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Back to basics

As a tiny, one-room schoolhouse amid farmland, ranches and vineyards in McElmo Canyon, 100-year-old Battle Rock Charter School has an inextricable tie with agriculture largely through its location....

DATE: March 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Public meetings scheduled for proposed trike park

Neighbors within a three-block radius of Kiwanis Park on the northeast side of Cortez are encouraged to attend an informational meeting on the Kiwanis Club’s plans to develop the park into a...

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ag Expo attendance expected to rise

The 2015 Four State Ag Expo kicks off Thursday, and officials coordinating the annual event hope a sea of vendors and new programming will break attendance records. Radiance Beals, executive...

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Massage-therapy business opening in Mancos

A single mother and former dental professional in Mancos is taking a leap of faith and venturing out on a new career path as she prepares to open Statera Wellness and Aesthetics, a massage therapy...

DATE: March 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Antenna station startup wants to broadcast meetings

Operators of a new antenna television station in Cortez are seeking more content, and told City Council on Tuesday night that they’d like to partner to broadcast meetings. However, since the...

DATE: March 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Cortez chefs plan a moveable feast

Five area restaurants are joining together on March 22 to raise funds for the Cortez Public Library by hosting a “moveable feast” with a themed gourmet menu and readings from notable works of...

DATE: March 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ag Expo attendance should rise

The 2015 Four State Ag Expo kicks off Thursday, and officials coordinating the annual event hope a sea of vendors and new programming will break attendance records. Radiance Beals, executive...

DATE: March 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kiwanis wants to build trike park

The Cortez Kiwanis Club is asking for the city council’s blessing to develop a nearly two-acre pocket park bearing their club’s namesake into a tricycle track and story walk for toddlers and...

DATE: March 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

M-CHS adding associate’s program

Amid a national discussion on increasing student loan debt, a new partnership between Montezuma-Cortez High School and Southwest Colorado Community College aims to allow eligible students earn an...

DATE: March 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Geologist explains area's rock formations

Today, the nearest beach is about 12 hours from Montezuma County. But 100 million years ago, it was a different story, explained Mancos geologist Jon Callender at the Cortez Cultural Center on Mar....

DATE: March 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

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