Animas High School graduates’ adventure underway in solar car

Teens prepare their solar car to safety standards for race from Texas to Minnesota

Tipton invites Cortez students to take part in App Challenge

The Journal U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton of Cortez invites all high school students of Colorado’s Third Congressional District to participate in the 2016 Congressional App Challenge. ...

Students from Cortez and Dolores receive PEO scholarships

Chapter EV, PEO, recently awarded scholarships to three local students. Jennifer Sturman, a recipient of a $1,000 scholarship recipient, graduated from Montezuma-Cortez High Schoo...

Southwest Open School upgrades kitchen

Southwest Open School debuted a new kitchen this week. The kitchen contains new industrial-grade equipment, including sinks, a dishwasher and refrigerator. It will be used to proc...

Cortez library will spend day at farmers market

The Journal The Cortez Public Library will be at the Cortez Farmers Market on Saturday, July. 23, as the nonprofit of the day, with books for sale and information about library pr...

Learning about explosions

Pinhead Institute Punk Science brings chemistry for kids to Cortez

The nonprofit Pinhead Institute returns to the Cortez Cultural Center on July 6 for its Punk Science learning series, which aims to help kids learn about science, technology, engineering and...

Cortez library schedules Craftapalooza for toddlers to teens

The Journal The Cortez Public Library has scheduled a Craftapalooza for Friday, July 22, with crafts and fun activities available for toddlers to teenagers. “We are cu...

Yo-yo slinger Luke Renner brings show to Cortez library

Puppet masters

SWOS gets help from community to build school garden

Two months of intensive efforts in 2015 and 2016 have led to the creation of a school garden at Southwest Open School, Cortez’ alternative, charter high school. A formerly unused ...

Summer reading programs begin