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

SWOS board discusses cellphone policy, student names, and an odor of cats

Cortez school will allow cellphone breaks and name changes

Four Corners Writers seeking submissions for first anthology

Submissions can be made for cover art, fiction, nonfiction and poetry

Kemper Elementary’s first day of school starts with evacuation

Fire alarms required all in the building to evacuate

Montezuma-Cortez district to host learning event to better understand Indigenous students

The event will also address students with ‘exceptionalities’

Mancos Elementary School receives high rating from Niche

Online tool ranks schools and teachers based on performance

Road closure near Kemper to take place on Friday

The westbound lane will be closed nearly all day

Montezuma-Cortez schools release details about the new year

The district’s first day of school is Monday

Man suspected of stealing from construction site is arrested in Cortez

The arresting officer said the man was found at the site with a wheelbarrow

Man arrested after throwing his bike at passing cars, resisting arrest

The man also allegedly attempted to fight with other pedestrians

Lane of traffic will be closed for construction near Mesa Elementary

The construction will take place over the course of the week

Mancos in planning phase for new pickleball courts and other recreation updates

Pickleball courts and sandpit volleyball courts were two of the most requested updates

Colorado State Patrol’s Troop 5A jurisdiction seeing 21% decrease in overall crashes compared to last year

Cortez troopers are leading Troop 5A in DUI arrests and more