Cameryn Cass
Position: Journal Staff Writer

Montezuma businesses use grant money to cover half the cost of installing solar

Shaw Solar is encouraging small business owners and producers to take part of the federal funds

Upcoming event hopes to teach parents how to spot and stop trafficking

Trafficking in America doesn’t look like it does in Hollywood films. Here, it usually starts with a kid on a smartphone

Mancos Valley Summer Brewfest serves up regional music, beers

This year, the event raised money for Mancos Valley Resources and Mancos FoodShare

Manufactured housing: An untapped economic opportunity for Southwest Colorado?

Region 9 has a lack of affordable housing. Some think manufactured housing is part of the solution

Community donations fund new ambulance equipment in Cortez area

Southwest Health System ambulances now have automatic stretchers and CPR devices

Dolores Volunteer Fire & Rescue needs volunteers

There’s talk of integrating paid positions, which CFPD did in 2008, but they’re far from making it happen

CPW enforcing no-swimming rule at reservoir near Cortez

It’s not a new rule: Swimming and wading have always been prohibited, says CPW

Kokopelli Bike & Board marks 30 years in business

The shop was founded 30 years ago, when two guys came to the area from Alabama with a dream to open a bike shop

Conservation means listening to what the land already knows

As Earth’s degradation becomes increasingly unignorable, Charissa Miijessepe-Wilson spoke about how Indigenous teachings can help restore it

Cortez saw nearly an extra inch of rain this July compared with July 2023

Although the city got more rain this July, it was still below the monthly average

Section of Wilson Mesa Trail will be closed through November

Two separate incidents of wires placed on the motorized trail in Sam Miguel County triggered a temporary closure that began July 13

Landfill delays recycling for paper, cardboard and plastic

The baler won’t be repaired until mid-August