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

Mancos school board celebrates graduates at end-of-year meeting

Preschool and elementary graduations are this week

Sheriff’s blotter

Sunday, May 3 5:39 p.m.: A deputy responded to Mesa Verde National Park, 34900 U.S. Hwy. 160, Mancos, for an agency assist on a traffic stop. Alcoholic beverage containers were found near th...

Peace Run relay runners to stop in Cortez during 50-state tour

The run was created in 1987

Mancos graduates encouraged to be resilient as they embark on their new journey

35 seniors complete their high school careers on Sunday

Pueblo Community College Southwest graduates 367 students

‘You were here because you brought a dream to life,’ nursing faculty member says. “You set a goal and you didn't quit’

Cortez photographer Aren Goldstrand featured in local exhibits through May

Goldstrand is a photojournalist who documents his travels in the Western U.S.

Colorado House passes bill to send K-12 funding initiative to November ballot

TABOR currently limits school funding

Police blotter

Thursday, May 7 2:44 p.m.: An officer responded to the Cortez Police Department lobby where a man reported being assaulted at the Pinon Project, 210 E. Main St. Video showed another man punc...

Dolores school district wraps up school year with celebrations, student successes

High school will say goodbye to its seniors Friday

Organizers highlight unique atmosphere and opportunities for 2026 Mesa Verde Writers Conference

Registration is now open for the September event

Montezuma Water plant expansion near Dolores approaches completion, delayed to July 2026

The expansion project has been in the works since 2019

Dolores School District bands earn top honors at Denver Music in the Parks Festival

Students also performed at West Slope Jam Fest