Jacob Klopfenstein
Position: Staff reporter

Pepperhead Restaurant to close in August

Owners moving on, but margaritas will stay

Ritthaler retiring after 28 years as Cortez band director

After 28 years, Ritthaler puts final notes on M-CHS band career

Bikers give Lewis-Arriola student a ride home

Group steps into dispute after claims of bullying

Mancos schools present upgrade plan to state this month

As they prepare for a grant presentation on a proposed campus upgrade, Mancos school officials are promising transparency and honesty. Superintendent Brian Hanson and school board...

Mancos residents demand answers over administrator’s departure

Mayor announces trustees won’t talk

Two Mancos seniors earn Daniels scholarships

‘Feels like winning the lottery,’ Bonde says

Mancos Creative District hires new staffers

The Mancos Creative District has hired several new staff members and has plans for a major project over the next few months. Sarah Syverson is the new director for the group, and ...

Cortez bands wrap up concert season

Coming Friday: Rodney Ritthaler discusses his career in an interview with The Journal

Montezuma School to Farm announces new director

Glenn will start in September

Run + Hike store opens in Cortez

Shop will offer running apparel, Osprey gear

Mancos weather station offers data for farmers

At a Mancos Conservation District meeting Saturday, Colorado State University Climate Scientist Zach Schwalbe discussed what one meeting attendee called the “best kept secret in Mancos.” ...

Montezuma County’s child poverty rate nearly double state average

‘Kids Count’ reveals child well-being stats