Kala Parkinson
Position: Journal staff writer

Cortez food delivery business hopes to survive under new ownership

New owners hoping to quell shortage in orders for year-old business

Cortez author inspired by nature in latest book

Curt Melliger’s favorite place in the world is the San Juan Mountains — as evidenced in his book ‘Where the Weeds Grow’

Montezuma-Cortez no longer requires masks for staff, eliminates serial testing

District loosens pandemic protocol

Ute Mountain language gets revival with voiced dictionary

Tribe chairman: Dictionary will ‘fill in the gap from the boarding school era’

Montezuma-Cortez moving to four-day school weeks

District to implement temporary measure in January

Camp trailer heater explodes; nobody injured

Two vehicles destroyed in blaze A fire broke out at a residence in the 25000 block of Road F.2 after a kerosene heater in a camp trailer exploded just before 3 p.m. Wednesday. The man resid...

‘It brings back blessings’: Ute Mountain Ute tribe hosts Thanksgiving drive-thru

2,000 meals served to tribal families

Statewide youth mental health crisis affects Montezuma County

State organizations urge Gov. Polis to allocate $150 million for youth mental health

County worries about potential fire at IronWood mill, requires mitigation before expansion

Approval for on-site housing development postponed until fire mitigation is implemented

Children in Montezuma County getting vaccinated; schools promoting jabs

Vaccination efforts follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorization of Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11

Russian olives and salt cedars to take a hit in Montezuma County

A county partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service will reimburse agricultural landowners for removal and restoration

Towaoc woman suspected in Walmart bomb threat

Police: Woman says she’s ‘going to still do it,’ and hangs up on detective