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

Group of hunters rescued in Montezuma County during snowstorm

One of the vehicles was stuck in 4 feet of snow

Trinadie Lopez sentenced to six years for 2023 street shooting

Court determines that while Lopez didn’t fire the gun, he provided it

Montezuma-Cortez school district announces Veterans Day events

District students will participate in a variety of festivities

Michael McLaws receives next court date in Cortez district court

McLaws has multiple open cases in the district, including alleged arson and theft

Woman found dead on North Washington Street in Cortez

Police say foul play is not suspected

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe awarded $9.6 million grant for land management improvements

The grant will help alleviate the effects of drought while improving water usage

Mancos fifth graders to host pancake breakfast for veterans on Veterans Day

The breakfast is an annual event put on to honor ‘our nation’s heroes’

Larry Don Suckla is unofficial winner for District 58 seat

Suckla ran against Kathleen Curry for the seat

Montezuma-Cortez school district mill levy to raise teacher salaries is passing

Unofficial results suggest the mill levy will pass

Dolores RE-4A school district mill levy heads toward passage

Unofficial results show that the district’s mill levy passed

Ballot Issue 1A would help Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Task Force after defunding

The office has seen significant budget cuts and the preliminary results say it might fail

22nd Judicial District Chief Judge Todd Plewe retained

Unofficial results say Plewe is reelected