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

Cortez land use code open house planned for Tuesday

The open house will allow for community members to provide input

Duece Martinez enters guilty plea in five cases; other cases dismissed

Martinez is being held in Archuleta County

Cortez native Nanabah Sam makes a name for herself as a model

Known as Nanabah Grace in modeling community, she’s also cast member in upcoming Netflix show

Dolores school district is awarded grant for new high school

District plans to build a high school, renovate middle school

Child killed in Towaoc identified; GoFundMe started for family

The GoFundMe will go toward the child’s funeral and other expenses

Cigna discontinues a ‘major’ Medicare Advantage plan in Montezuma County

Other options available for seniors utilizing this policy

Christmas art bazaar to be held in Towaoc on Saturday

Art bazaar has been held nearly every year since 2000

Seven-year-old boy shot and killed in Towaoc; investigation in progress

It is unclear whether the suspect has been apprehended by police

Southwest Open School receives feedback and praise in recent staff survey

The board also celebrated student projects and endeavors

Sligo Wall near Shiloh’s Steakhouse nears completion after suspected DUI crash in May

Construction on the wall started in October

Layne Frazier named First Tee Teacher of the Year

Frazier is a former member of the Montezuma-Cortez school board

Plea hearing for Cortez Superintendent Tom Burris is scheduled for January

The hearing has been continued multiple times