Cameryn Cass
Position: Journal Staff Writer

No space for livestock? No problem. Bring your cat to the fair instead.

Cat show opens the door for city dwellers to participate in the Montezuma County Fair

Cortez needs library and general services directors

Positions have been listed on their website

Mancos marshal’s new office is under construction

It’s five times the size of the old one, solar powered and will support a growing squad

Cortez City Council hears community’s complaints and revises water rates

Council ends tiered water rate structure – for now – and adopts a fixed rate for single-family homes

A ‘Million Dollar’ guided trek in the San Juan Mountains

This summer marks the second year of hut-to-hut-to-hut backcountry trekking trips led by the San Juan Mountain Guides

‘Dire straits’: Cortez Fire agrees to put a sales tax on November ballot

Cortez Fire Protection District is $250K in debt and hopes a sales tax will pass to add about $3.3 million to its budget

Sheriff: Armed Mancos man shot dead after refusing deputies’ commands

Thompson approached deputies in ‘threatening manner,’ refused to drop rifle, Nowlin says

The dog days of summer drag. Summer learning programs can help

Programs that keep students in routine during summer vacation can minimize knowledge lost and propel them into a successful school year

New computers in Cortez squad cars will keep officers in the field longer, chief says

Project aims to improve response times and discourage criminal activity

Abundance in the alpine: Crow Canyon holds webinar about wild food

Two women speak about the values of wild food, from earth to mouth

‘We can’t afford this’: Cortez residents speak out against high water rates

City lacks money to upgrade aging infrastructure, mayor says

Cleave Simpson settles into District 6, looks to water issues

First elected to Colorado’s Senate in 2020 to serve District 35, Cleave Simpson was reassigned to District 6 after redistricting in January 2023. Though a handful of communities he represen...