Referendum 3A asks voters in the Dolores School District to continue a mill levy passed in 2008 for another eight years. The levy generates $390,000 per year, and if approved,…
Georgia Morelock answers the phone in the lobby of Southwest Memorial Hospital in 2012.Sam Green/The Journal The Montezuma County Hospital District is asking voters next week to vote yes on…
For 28 years, McPhee dam and reservoir have been serving Dolores and Montezuma Counties, plus the Ute Mountain Ute tribe, with municipal and irrigation water. The Dolores Water Conservancy District…
Witches watch over the pumpkins at Jones Farm on Road M.Sam Green/The Journal Thanks to a wet start to summer, local pumpkins have been abundant this season, amid a national…
Amid energy industry slump, local woman drops drill bits and starts High Desert Naturals
Water flows out of the American Tunnel in the Gladstone area north of Silverton where the Animas River Stakeholders Group wants to eliminate toxic waste from four closed mines.Jerry McBride/Durango…
Affordable housing, unemployment remain challenges
The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado is updating the Dolores and Montezuma County Community Development Action Plans, and public comment is encouraged. The document is a list…
WASHINGTON (AP) – States and industry groups dependent on fossil fuels began filing court challenges Friday to President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A…
Consumers will be able to start previewing next year’s health care premiums Sunday on the HealthCare.gov website. The website for the federal government’s health insurance will offer more information this…
Avian flu outbreak hurts supply of eggs Higher egg prices at restaurants and grocery stores are here to stay for a while. An outbreak of avian flu in June triggered…
City officials vow to improve communication about progress
A Cortez man on trial for menacing and weapons charges received an early birthday present last week after the court declared a mistrial. Moments after day three of the trial…
Mesa Verde’s historic visitor center needs to pay for itself
Students at Southwest Colorado Community College release balloons after doing their annual pink dance Tuesday for national breast cancer month.Sam Green/The Journal
Utah woman says she needs health care, and to care for children
