Library to host Cortez Literary Festival

The Journal Cortez Public Library will host the Cortez Literary Festival from 6 to 8 p.m. June 7 and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 8, at Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St. ...

Gov. Polis orders flags lowered after school shooting

Gov. Jared Polis has ordered all flags lowered to half-staff on all state buildings and properties to honor victims of the shooting at the STEM School in Highlands Ranch. Flags s...

Four Corners Back Country Horsemen to meet

The Journal Four Corners Back Country Horsemen will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. May 16, at Florida Grange, 656 Colorado Highway 172. The program will be by Elli ...

School of the West to host stained-glass window making class

The Journal School of the West will host a Beginner Stained Glass Window class from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 11 and 18, at Artist Studio, 161 S. Main St. Students will crea...

Dolores to host annual Riverfest jam June 1

The Journal Greater Dolores Action will host the 16th Annual Dolores Riverfest jam from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on June 1 at Joe Rowell Park, Colorado Highway 145/Railroad Avenue on the...

Mesa Verde welcomes Deborah Jojola of Isleta and Jemez pueblos

The Journal Printmaker, painter and art installation artist Deborah Jojola is Mesa Verde National Park’s next artist-in-residence, from May 13-25. During her residency,...

Whit Hibbard to offer low-stress livestock clinic

The Journal Whit Hibbard, a fourth-generation Montana rancher and protégé of the legendary Bud Williams, will conduct a one-day, intensive workshop on low-stress stockmanship in D...

CDOT begins safety-improvement project north of Towaoc

The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor Oldcastle SW Group of Cortez mobilized operations this week to build passing lanes, shoulder improvements, vehicle turnouts and acces...

KSJD to host Shakespeare auditions

The Journal Sunflower Theater at KSJD will host auditions for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) from 6 to 8 p.m. May 17 and 10 to noon May 18, at the theater, 8...

Mancos Trails Group to host hike

The Journal Mancos Trails Group will host a hike to the proposed Bureau of Land Management’s 11.7 mile Aqueduct Trail System from 9:30 to 12:30 p.m. May 18, starting at Road 39, M...

PCC Southwest to hold graduation ceremony

The Journal Pueblo Community College Southwest will hold its 2019 graduation ceremony at 6 p.m. Saturday, at Montezuma-Cortez High School auditorium, 418 S. Sligo St. S...

Grant Seaton graduates basic training

The Journal U.S. Air Force Airman Grant R. Seaton graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an...