Author - The Journal
Ann Marie Vanderveen
Position: Journal Staff Reporter

Man convicted of child sexual assault in Cortez

After previous arrests for child sexual abuse and domestic violence, Utah resident Shayne Rowley has been convicted in Cortez

Update: Cortez City Council inaugurates new members, appoints Dennis Spruell mayor

Elected City Council candidates were sworn in and the new mayor and mayor pro tem selected

Montezuma County Republicans to host county commissioner candidate debate

County Republican Central Committee will moderate a debate of three candidates

Four Corners Writers’ anthology to represent Colorado at Library of Congress book festival

‘Four Corners Voices’ will travel to Washington, D.C.

‘Life or death’: working by the highway in Southwest Colorado

During National Work Zone Awareness Week, the Colorado Department of Transportation remembers lives lost and tries to prevent further fatalities

Longtime Cortez resident, veteran and patrol officer becomes detective

Michael Rivas, former Panthers basketball player and veteran of missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, joins the Detective Division

Boggy Draw trails reopen after prescribed burn

Boggy Draw trails reopen to hikers, bikers and horseback riders

Cancer support and hospice groups highlight assistance available in Southwest Colorado

At Mancos board meeting, Hospice of Montezuma and the Cancer Resource Alliance detail support for families and individuals

Water cuts to hit Conquistador Golf Course

Parks and Recreation Director Creighton Wright told residents to expect dry, yellow and brown grass throughout the city this summer

Colorado state trooper stops dangerous driver near work zone on U.S. 160

News release Wednesday describes a 'near miss’

Montezuma County warns residents of AI-generated misinformation

County issues a statement after reports of AI-generated misinformation about county initiatives

Lowrider culture on display in the Four Corners

Lowrider enthusiasts can attend the Moab Museum’s ‘Lowrider Culture in the American Southwest’ starting Friday