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Headlines

Latter-day Saints open new Farmington temple to special guests and media

tours begin July 17

July 16, 2025 • Debra Mayeux — Tri-City Record

Baseball

Former Montezuma-Cortez baseball coaches share shock after losing jobs

District says firings were necessary because of allegations

May 9, 2024 • Bailey Duran — Special to The Journal

ColoradoSun.com

Opposition to national monument along Dolores River grows

to create a 400,000-acre monument stirs concerns over crowds, mining and access

March 4, 2024 • Jason Blevins — The Colorado Sun

Local News

Mancos defeats Haxtun 40-0 for Colorado’s eight-man football crown

Wayman runs for six touchdowns as Bluejays avenge loss to Haxtun in 2021

November 25, 2023 • Ben Bradley — Special to The Journal

Colorado

The Boathouse on Grand brings Spain to the Four Corners

Jennifer and Dave Stewart combine local flavors with a Seville-style menu and ambiance

November 9, 2023 • Joseph Williams — Journal staff writer

Headlines

Hundreds gather in Farmington to witness solar eclipse

Dakota University students track eclipse from Farmington

October 14, 2023 • Debra Mayeux — Tri-City Record

Cortez

Large Cortez crowd meets with hospital board; some demand management company be fired

Meeting was called after hospital announced plan to close birth center

June 16, 2023 • Bailey Duran — Special to The Journal

Cortez

Southwest Memorial Hospital announces layoffs to help keep birthing center open

Layoffs follow backlash that surrounded plan to close birthing center

June 14, 2023 • Bailey Duran — Special to The Journal

Community

Southwest Memorial doctors raise concerns about closure of Cortez birthing center

Hospital cites cost of center and falling demand

June 13, 2023 • Bailey Duran — Special to The Journal

Local News

Update: results from 12 Hours of Mesa Verde

2023 edition pushes professional athletes and weekend warriors to their limits

May 14, 2023 • Ben Bradley — Special to The Journal

Education

Montezuma-Cortez students protest after principal is put on leave

Students walk out of class for an hour Thursday morning

April 21, 2023 • Bailey Duran — Special to The Journal

Dolores River

Boaters and ecologists plan for whitewater season on Lower Dolores River

will fill McPhee Reservoir, and a release below the dam is planned for boaters and river health

April 12, 2023 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer

Agriculture

Farmers will get full water supply, grapple with late spring

on fields delays farming season; grant program offers deal for more efficient sprinkler nozzles

April 11, 2023 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer

Crime

Farmington police chief: Officers shoot, kill wrong man

‘A dark day for Farmington Police,’ Hebbe says in Facebook post

April 7, 2023 • Debra Mayeux — Tri-City Record

Cortez

Update: Morosko sentenced to jail in Cortez for fatal shooting of bowhunter

Convicted felon may not own firearms; defense plans appeal

April 1, 2023 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer

Basketball

McClave rallies past Dove Creek in state basketball semifinals

Cardinals overcome 27-16 halftime deficit to beat Bulldogs at the wire

March 11, 2023 • Ben Bradley — Special to The Journal

Cortez

Records show gaps in process after 18 dogs are euthanized in Cortez

highlights problem of dogs at large and management of a five-year case

February 20, 2023 • Bailey Duran and Jim Mimiaga — The Journal

Community

Colorado teachers union backs LGBTQ+ inclusion in public schools

initiative comes after report says 85% of educators are not ‘out’ at school

February 3, 2023 • Bailey Duran — Special to The Journal

Horseback riding

Colorado horses are slaughtered abroad for food. A new bill could shut down the industry.

Investigation follows horses from auctions to slaughterhouses, where they are exported for consumption

February 1, 2023 • Jennifer Brown — The Colorado Sun

Cortez

Jury finds Ronald J. Morosko guilty in fatal hunting incident

Defendant found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in death of Gregory Gabrisch; sentencing is March 31

January 26, 2023 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer

Cortez

Day 3: Morosko defense asserts faulty investigation of fatal hunting shooting

Psychologist testifies defendant’s mental ability was impaired after traumatic shooting incident

January 24, 2023 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer

Cortez

Day 2: Prosecutors present case that Morosko mistook bowhunter for elk

Defense cites statements by Morosko that he and partner saw an elk

January 21, 2023 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer

Cortez

New trial begins in Cortez after mistrial in fatal hunting case

bowhunter was fatally shot by a muzzleloader hunter from Pennsylvania in San Juan National Forest

January 20, 2023 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer

Cortez

New trial in hunting death is delayed by weather, loss of key witness

snowed-in jurors don’t make it to court; mistrial request denied

January 19, 2023 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer