Colette Czarnecki
Position: Journal staff writer

Cortez looks for a volunteer to join Public Arts Advisory Committee

The committee helps enrich the community through art, literature, music and then some

Cortez seeks to fill vacancy on Board of Adjustment and Appeals

Position remains open until filled

Colorado high school seniors have a chance to receive full educational financial support

2024 Daniels Scholarship Program applications are open until Oct. 15

Sunflower Troupe seeks a director for its upcoming holiday play

‘Miracle on South Division Street’ will be a reprise of the troupe’s inaugural play

Two housing discrimination forums will be held in Cortez and Durango

Participants can learn how to protect themselves

Montezuma County commissioners encourage Ramble Outdoors to reapply for a proposed campground

Although the company proved in-depth planning, the board pointed out the company shouldn’t apply under a Commercial Planned Unit Development

Interior Department awards $1M to Wood for Life to help heat Indigenous communities’ homes

Seven other Indian Youth Service Corps grants were awarded throughout the nation as well

Empire Electric Association customers should expect increased rates next year

The company’s board members approved the change to minimize subsidization and keep up with rising costs

RISE Southwest puts on Cortez’s second annual Suicide Awareness Walk

Guest speakers, an estimated 260 people attend

Colorado energy and carbon commission plans to visit Cortez and Durango

Meetings with public and oil and gas stakeholders planned

$2 million goes to Southern Ute, Ute Mountain Ute tribes from opioid settlements

‘It won’t have a huge impact, but it does help,’ Ute Mountain Ute tribal chairman says

Cortez soon will have increased access to behavioral health services

The need for mental health care has been on the rise since COVID-19 and Axis was granted $378,000 to combat these needs