Author - The Journal
Bailey Duran
Position: Special to The Journal

Montezuma-Cortez board discusses football practice field and adding athletic trainer

Board also makes plans for a back-to-school keynote speaker

Hospital reverses decision to close birthing center, but questions remain

New CEO will start work July 24; hospital board again faces criticism

Colorado Department of Public Health urges caution after plague case in Montezuma County

It is thought the plague was contracted on private property

Hospital board meeting to discuss updates to the hospital and birthing center

Meeting follows reversal of center’s closure and announcement of a new CEO

Mancos school board adopts new project-based learning curriculum for K-5th

Board of Education commits to the new curriculum for the next four years

Mancos Summer Hub in full swing as all-day care for local children

The program was started by Mancos United and members of the community

Prescribed burn begins at Boggy Draw north of Dolores

Smoke seen for miles as 1,400 acres are ignited

Cortez school board discusses new policies and BOCES; hears from Moreland

Cortez school board meeting lasts nearly five hours

Cortez teenager pleads guilty to stabbing mother to death in 2022

Teen’s lawyers attempt a plea agreement; family pushes back

Annual Cortez Celtic Fair to take place June 24 at Parque de Vida

The fair is free to the public and offers multiple activities, demonstrations and vendors

Rollover on South Broadway leads to possible discovery of meth, fentanyl

Driver was flown out of Southwest Memorial Hospital for her injuries

Montezuma-Cortez survey shows low morale of staff and students amid change

Staff, students and residents voice concerns as issues pile up in school district