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

Brett Aprahamian pleads guilty on three counts; sentencing set for February

Aprahamian was sentenced in another case on Jan. 18

Ute Mountain Ute Chairman Manual Heart gives opening prayer at Native American Rights Fund event

Heart and other leaders and attendees will meet this week

Update: Lyndreth Wall put in halfway house in Denver; no word on resignation

Tribal Council responds to federal indictment in sex case

Dove Creek school board approves new board member, discusses elementary school build

The District E seat has been vacant since November

Cortez Police Department announces feature to text 911 in an emergency

Program rolled out to create a layer of safety

Organizations team up to offer family cross-country skiing adventures near Mancos

Events will take place on Feb. 2 and 9

Winter Youth Challenge encourages youths to learn about organizations in the area

The challenge is put on by the Safe Spaces for Youth Action Team

City of Cortez’s delinquent audits completed after 2016 embezzlement

The audit comes after years of work from the city’s financial department

Couple identified in Dolores plane crash loved to fly together

Their plane crashed 10 miles north of Dolores

Mancos school district creates exploratory courses for middle school students

Exploratory courses will replace electives to better prepare students

23 senior animals left behind in Montezuma County after owner dies

Denkai Animal Sanctuary is seeking foster and adoptive homes for animals

Dolores school board discusses BEST grant and superintendent evaluations

Cold weather shortens meeting; some board members absent