Erika Alvero
Position: Special to The Journal
Phone Number: (970), 564-6029

Osprey donates over 200 backpacks to Cortez schools

Packs going to students in need

Mancos school board discusses technology, project-based learning

Also: A new code of conduct for secondary students

Dolores school board talks facilities, enrollment trends

New safety upgrades approved

Mancos Town Board OKs encroachment rules

Trustees also hear about progress on Opera House remodel

Six candidates running for Dolores school board

Three open seats; forum to meet candidates set for Oct. 2

Eight candidates running for Mancos school board

Three open seats; forum to meet candidates will be held in October

Lewis-Arriola station hosts tribute to 9/11 first responders

Firefighters climb 53 laps on training tower

City transferring Seventh Street property to county

Land transfer will allow extension to move forward

Strange balloon over Cortez gets residents' attention

Strange shape above city comes a week after NASA scientific balloon campaign

Secure Rural Schools funding allocations not to change

Montezuma County commissioners opt to keep discretionary funds divided by district size

Lodgers tax discussions continue

Commissioners: ‘Nothing set in stone’ about pulling chamber funding

Mancos to hold Open Studio Tour next week

All-day event offers glimpse at local artists’ creative process