Education

A workshop on how to grow your farm and ranching business will be held Feb. 2-3 in Cortez at the Empire Electric conference room. The event is free, but pre-registration is required. Sign up at...

You can imagine the conversation is awkward. After July 1 of each year, Durango School District 9-R Superintendent Dan Snowberger has an agreement to call neighboring superintendents whenever one...

Residents came out in force to the Mancos School Board’s meeting on Monday night to voice their opinions on the main agenda item: arming school staff. About 60 residents, teachers and parents...

The Journal The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office has implemented a scholarship program for 2018 for $1,000 to qualified legal residents in Montezuma County. Applications are due Feb. 24. For...

A Telluride newspaperman is vying for the House 58th District seat in the Colorado Legislature. Democrat Seth Cagin, 64, was the editor and publisher for the Telluride Watch for 25 years, and has...

Melissa Watters was appointed to the Dolores Town Board on Monday. She fills a seat vacated by Trever Ince, who recently resigned. Watters has lived in Dolores for 6½ years and has been a teacher...

This was a year of beginnings, growth and camaraderie in Mancos. The biggest story of the year was the Western Excelsior Plant fire, which left hundreds without jobs. However, alongside tragedy,...

Gov. John Hickenlooper has appointed former state Sen. Ellen Roberts to the Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees. “As a community member, I’ve always valued what Fort Lewis gives to our community...

Great Outdoors Colorado has awarded the Montezuma Land Conservancy a $1.8 million Inspire Initiative grant for programs that focus on outdoor activities for local youths. The grant will be used to...

Manaugh Elementary may face state intervention next year, according to the Colorado Department of Education. Lori Haukeness, superintendent of Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District, said she and...