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

First responder students simulate real-world tragedies at Pueblo Community College

Law enforcement, nursing and paramedic students prepare for graduation with a large-scale simulation

Construction at Cortez Municipal Airport will close runways overnight

Project will aid water drainage efficiency and improve the durability of airfield

Cortez City Council hears water supply report in the midst of severe drought

Dolores Water Conservancy District General Manager Ken Curtis discusses municipal and agricultural consequences at Tuesday’s City Council meeting

Cortez and surrounding areas see freeze warning and small chances of precipitation

NWS advises residents to protect sensitive crops and outdoor plumbing

19th Annual Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival kicks off next week

Experienced birders and newbies alike are welcome to register for tours and other celebratory events

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