Bailey Duran
Position: Special to The Journal

Mancos Days returns with beach party theme for 2024 event

The annual event is celebrating its 66th year

Ute Mountain Ute chairman requests a dialysis clinic on tribal land

An estimated 50 tribal members utilize dialysis services, says Manual Heart

Cortez nonprofit Fundamental Needs helps Navajos gain access to water, power

Oasis Project helps to provide gray water systems; Startup Project provides business, installation skills

Mancos district plans pay raises, training for special education and para-positions

District said it has been difficult filling the positions

Montezuma-Cortez High School to start new cellphone policy this fall

Middle school has seen positive results from its cellphone policy

Schools in Montezuma-Cortez district announce registration and open house dates

Schools are gearing up for the start of the 2024-25 school year

SWOS releases roster of classes for fall semester

School anticipates classes meant to encourage a love of learning

Chase Sexton dominates at Washougal National despite difficult race starts

Sexton extends overall point lead as the end of the season nears

Montezuma-Cortez’s Transitions 18-21 program works with IEP students to prepare for post-graduation

Program, which helps students with disabilities, hopes to collaborate with more local businesses

Robert ‘Cowboy’ Williams receives prison for violating probation in sex case

Williams has five pending cases in Montezuma and Dolores counties

Benefit dinner for Hurst children to be held in August

Event will raise money for children whose parents died in vehicle crash

City and Cortez police announce safety action plan

Cortez Safe Streets will focus on transportation safety