Cacti Chronicles

The Cacti Chronicles is the award-winning newspaper for Copper Mountain College, featuring student journalists and artists, faculty, staff, and administration, as well as alumni and supporters in the communities the college serves. The Cacti Chronicles is available in print and digital editions (see below). Deadline for both advertising and editorial for the next issue is TBA for May 2026.

Advertising in The Cacti Chronicles supports student reporters and artists to participate as editorial contributors to CMC’s media projects. Advertising begins at $100 for the print and digital edition. The print edition has 10,000 copies printed, with approximately 5,600 copies inserted into the Hi-Desert Star and Desert Trail newspapers, 600 going to local high schools, and the rest distributed at 40+ high traffic locations throughout the hi-desert.

Publication date for the November 2025 issue of the Cacti Chronicles print edition is Wednesday, November 19, 2025. The digital edition is available below. Ad rates (below) are expected to remain the same for the Spring 2026 issue. Advertising in the award-winning Cacti Chronicles not only is an excellent value for those businesses and organizations seeking to reach an audience in the hi-desert, but also a wonderful way of showing your support for your community’s college and student media production.

Ad rates and specs for the Cacti Chronicles:

For advertising: ssmith@cmccd.edu

For editorial: stevebrown@cmccd.edu