Shylee Graf
Position: Journal staff writer

Montezuma Republicans provide information, field questions about GOP candidates

The organization makes fact sheets, supports local Republican candidates

Improvisers to bring the fun to the Sunflower Theatre

Skilled performers will take the stage in July for a night of color and excitement

Preliminary hearing held for man facing second-degree murder charge

Blake Welling is accused of stabbing and killing a man last year in Cortez

Mental health campaign launched in Colorado

Colorado Behavior Health Administration and 988 Crisis Hotline raise awareness for mental health hotline

Dispatch center in Cortez receives high volume of calls around Independence Day

Calls reached triple digits in a 27-hour window

Update: Teenager arrested for reports of shots fired appears in court

Juvenile is identified, has been linked to questions about mother’s death

Update: Motorcyclists involved in collision on U.S. Highway 160 identified

Two motorcyclists were taken to Mercy Hospital by ambulance

Police looking for woman suspected of stealing money from found wallet

Cortez Police Department asks the public to help identify the woman

Cortez hosts a Four Corners Independence Day celebration

People from all over the region visit Cortez for music, a car show and fireworks

Update: Teenager arrested after gunshots halt fireworks in Cortez

‘Multiple shots were fired into the air,’ police say

Single-vehicle crash on U.S. 160 delays traffic, spills oil on the roadway

Driver cited with careless driving by State Patrol

San Juan National Forest to host event educating landowners on bark beetles

Presentations by Matt Ethington and Brad Lalande with U.S. Forest Service will dive into bark beetles and other forest insects and diseases