Bailey Duran
Position: Special to The Journal

Mancos grads are encouraged to author their own lives

Mancos’ 30 seniors graduate with plans to impact the world

Colorado River tributaries receive restoration funding from Forever Our Rivers Foundation

Crews will work throughout the fall and summer to treat invasive plants

Cortez eighth-grader Peyton Perry wins archery nationals

Perry has been shooting since she was in fifth grade and won her first national title in April

Dolores graduates head out into the world holding tightly onto who they are

Graduates encouraged to persevere through challenges and continue to be there for one another

Woman faces 12 charges in crash that killed child on U.S. 491

Woman allegedly was intoxicated and fled officers before collision outside Dove Creek

Cortez school board faces criticism about leadership, low pay and low performance

State board recommends that Mesa Elementary be managed outside district

City of Cortez discusses housing needs through new assessment

Assessment addresses the gap in jobs and homes in the area

Dolores school board approves raises for teachers and staff

Board ended up giving teachers a larger raise than planned

Osprey Packs and other volunteers help install erosion reducing structures as part of Restore grant

Group installed 14 Zeedyk structures

Dolores senior Braden Schmittel wins archery nationals, receives full scholarship

Schmittel wins shooting in the Olympic Recurve division

Cortez school District Accountability Committee hosts a family engagement dinner

Director of Colorado Family, School and Community Partnerships speaks to participants

Cortez-area agencies report increase in fentanyl arrests and pill forms

Fentanyl seizures increase; new pill forms discovered