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Kate Wall’s ‘leap of faith’ at Zuma Natural Foods

With a little over a year under her belt as owner of Zuma Natural Foods, Kate Wall is now able to reflect on the twists, turns and people that led her to Mancos – and her new life. “There are a lot...

DATE: Feb. 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ben Gibson Duo at Outlier

Durango-based musicians the Ben Gibson Duo will take the stage at Outlier Cellars on Saturday night. Guitarist Ben Gibson and bassist Jim Belcher will perform at the cidery at 141 S. Main St. from...

DATE: Feb. 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Properties connected to marijuana raid under foreclosure

Three Montezuma County properties associated with a recent marijuana raid have been put on notice for foreclosure, according to recent legal notices submitted to The Journal. The three properties...

DATE: Feb. 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos school board talking calendar, new principal

Next year’s calendar and the new secondary principal search are key agenda items for the Mancos school board tonight. The 2019-20 calendar talk comes during the work session before the regular...

DATE: Feb. 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Why do rural schools struggle to recruit, keep teachers?

Nyibol Bior, an overworked Longmont teacher, applied last April to the rural Dolores School District hoping for a fresh start. But she balked when a job offer as a special education teacher for the...

DATE: Feb. 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Principal Jason Wayman resigning from Montezuma-Cortez High

Montezuma-Cortez High School will be seeing some new leadership soon, as Principal Jason Wayman has decided to step down at the end of this school year. The high school on Friday emailed a letter...

DATE: Feb. 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sunflower Theatre will host multimedia ‘Martian Chronicles’

Ray Bradbury’s timeless novel “The Martian Chronicles” is coming to the Sunflower Theatre in multimedia form. As opposed to more contemporary works that might focus on the scientific aspects of...

DATE: Feb. 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dean Hanson Memorial Scholarship accepting applications

The Four Corners Board of Realtors is now accepting applications for the Dean Hanson Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to traditional and nontraditional students in Montezuma or...

DATE: Feb. 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Four Corners Child Advocacy Center trainings

Local nonprofit the Four Corners Child Advocacy Center is hosting a few trainings next week for parents and community members. On Tuesday evening from 5:15-6:15 p.m., the center will host an...

DATE: Feb. 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Livestock Association’s annual meeting is Saturday

Cattlemen and women are invited to the Cortez Elks Lodge on Saturday for the annual meeting of the Southwestern Colorado Livestock Association. The all-day event features politicians, music, dinner...

DATE: Feb. 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kiva school’s plan for temporary locations moves forward

The Cortez Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of a conditional use permit that would allow the Children’s Kiva Montessori School to operate in two downtown buildings. Officials...

DATE: Feb. 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update: Storm in SW Colorado raises avalanche risk, cancels classes

A storm dropped more than a foot of new snow in Southwest Colorado early Wednesday, raising the risk of avalanches to “high” and canceling school classes in Montezuma and Dolores counties. The...

DATE: Feb. 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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