Bailey Duran
Position: Special to The Journal

Woman found dead on North Washington Street in Cortez

Police say foul play is not suspected

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe awarded $9.6 million grant for land management improvements

The grant will help alleviate the effects of drought while improving water usage

Mancos fifth graders to host pancake breakfast for veterans on Veterans Day

The breakfast is an annual event put on to honor ‘our nation’s heroes’

Larry Don Suckla is unofficial winner for District 58 seat

Suckla ran against Kathleen Curry for the seat

Montezuma-Cortez school district mill levy to raise teacher salaries is passing

Unofficial results suggest the mill levy will pass

Dolores RE-4A school district mill levy heads toward passage

Unofficial results show that the district’s mill levy passed

Ballot Issue 1A would help Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Task Force after defunding

The office has seen significant budget cuts and the preliminary results say it might fail

22nd Judicial District Chief Judge Todd Plewe retained

Unofficial results say Plewe is reelected

Sherri Wright leads in race for Colorado State Board of Education

Sherri Wright of Cortez had been appointed to the position at the end of October

‘Beauty and the Beast’ is coming to Montezuma-Cortez auditorium

Drama department promises a musical spin on retold tale

Montezuma-Cortez marching band places third at state competition

Band reached finals for the first time in five years

Four Corners Writers announce event to celebrate first anthology

Event will take place at the Cortez Library