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

BLM offers permits to cut Christmas tree in Southwest Colorado

Permits can be obtained at the local BLM district office

Pianist Charlie Albright to perform in Cortez Dec. 5

Albright first performed in the area about 10 years ago

Cortez teenager Cruz Plewe downs desert bighorn sheep in hunt

Nearly 7,000 people apply for a tag, and only 15 receive one in Colorado each year

Brett Aprahamian’s preliminary hearing moved to Dec. 14

Aprahamian face preliminary hearings on Dec. 14 and sentencing on Dec. 21

Local Catholic Daughters to hold Christmas Bazaar on Dec. 9

Event will have multiple vendors selling arts, crafts and other items

Montezuma-Cortez school district discusses data about Indigenous students

New focus and next steps are proposed in effort to improve education

Dolores County school district celebrates math scores and Rico detachment at November meeting

Superintendent Ty Gray also give an update on the new master library

CollegeInvest First Step Program helps families save for children’s college in Colorado

First Step has provided more than $1 million to Colorado Families Saving for their children's education

Police seize shotgun from man near Kemper Elementary

A concerned citizen called police after seeing the man’s proximity to the school

Southwest Open School prepares new building, seeks more board members

SWOS also reports an attendance rate of over 90%

New Mancos board members assigned to roles in November board meeting

The Board assigned roles and responsibilities on Monday

Mancos School District to host Thanksgiving Feast on Thursday

Many of the homemade food items were grown in the school’s garden and prepared by culinary students