Bailey Duran
Position: Special to The Journal

Cortez Police Department announces feature to text 911 in an emergency

Program rolled out to create a layer of safety

Organizations team up to offer family cross-country skiing adventures near Mancos

Events will take place on Feb. 2 and 9

Winter Youth Challenge encourages youths to learn about organizations in the area

The challenge is put on by the Safe Spaces for Youth Action Team

City of Cortez’s delinquent audits completed after 2016 embezzlement

The audit comes after years of work from the city’s financial department

Couple identified in Dolores plane crash loved to fly together

Their plane crashed 10 miles north of Dolores

Mancos school district creates exploratory courses for middle school students

Exploratory courses will replace electives to better prepare students

23 senior animals left behind in Montezuma County after owner dies

Denkai Animal Sanctuary is seeking foster and adoptive homes for animals

Dolores school board discusses BEST grant and superintendent evaluations

Cold weather shortens meeting; some board members absent

Eli Tomac places 2nd in San Francisco Supercross on muddy track

Tomac stayed steady amid sloppy and difficult track conditions

Ute Mountain Ute and former Cortez school leader faces 12 sex charges in indictment

Lyndreth Hemp Wall faces at least eight counts of alleged sexual abuse

The Raven Narratives will return to the Sunflower Theatre in March

Event is meant to bring members of the community together to engage in storytelling

Southwest Memorial Hospital awarded 2023 Performing Leadership Award

The hospital was awarded by the Colorado Rural Health Network