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Mesa Verde prescribed burn scheduled for October
Local News

Mesa Verde prescribed burn scheduled for October

September 29, 2015

For The Journal Mesa Verde National Park fire management staff is planning to implement a prescribed fire during the month of October, as weather allows. This controlled burn is being…

Dolores River meeting Sept. 30
Local News

Dolores River meeting Sept. 30

September 29, 2015

Prominent water attorney and legislative expert David Robbins will present a legal review of preservation efforts for the Lower Dolores River on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. in the…

Balcony House sunrise tour scheduled
Local News

Balcony House sunrise tour scheduled

September 29, 2015

For The Journal Mesa Verde National Park will offer a Sunrise Tour of Balcony House cliff dwelling on Oct. 12. Tickets will go on sale Oct. 1 at the Colorado…

League hosts hospital discussion
Local News

League hosts hospital discussion

September 29, 2015

For The Journal The League of Women Voters will meet on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 9 am, at the Community Room of the Hospital Annex Building at 20 S. Market…

Mercy to offer free prediabetes education
Business

Mercy to offer free prediabetes education

September 29, 2015

For The Journal People diagnosed with prediabetes are at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Effectively managing prediabetes can help prevent diabetes. In fact, studies…

Leadership Montezuma turns 21
Business

Leadership Montezuma turns 21

September 29, 2015

For The Journal Continuing its 21-year legacy, Leadership Montezuma launched the 2015-2016 class year as 18 new people joined in the retreat at The Colorado Welcome Center in Cortez. Leadership…

Community Calendar
Community Calendar

Community Calendar

September 29, 2015

Hula party<br><br> Brandon Reynolds, Sylvia Cossid and Averie Barnard learn to hula dance during a party at Vista Grande Inn on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Residents from the Valley Inn nursing…

Story showed what sports should be
Letters to the Editor

Story showed what sports should be

September 29, 2015

What an inspiring story (“Team gives opponent a TD to remember,” Journal, Sept. 18.) This illustrates exactly what high school sport events should be. There is more to life than…

The life-expectancy gap is becoming a problem
Letters to the Editor

The life-expectancy gap is becoming a problem

September 29, 2015

WASHINGTON – And now comes the life-expectancy gap. It may change the national conversation over Social Security and an aging society – for the worse. We all know that America…

Sage grouse
Editorials

Sage grouse

September 29, 2015

Federal decision recognizes collaborative efforts to protect bird

Watch ‘Pandora’s Promise’ to see future
Letters to the Editor

Watch ‘Pandora’s Promise’ to see future

September 28, 2015

Twitter and Facebook litter and waste our reason to extinction. Go ahead. Google it. Find out what you already know about climate change. We may as well be driving off…

Balloons over Mancos
Local News

Balloons over Mancos

September 28, 2015

A balloon from the 11th annual Mancos Valley Balloon Festival glides over an open field south of U.S. Highway 160 in Mancos. The Balloon Festival and Street Fair launched bright…

Rudosky misses tourney as golf season wraps up
High School Sports

Rudosky misses tourney as golf season wraps up

September 24, 2015

Cristoffer Rudosky was in a tight spot entering the 17th hole during the Class 4 Western Regional Tournament on Tuesday. Checking the live updates, he and head coach Micah Rudosky…

Foot care
Living

Foot care

September 24, 2015

Bobbi Antholz has her feet examined by Registered Nurse Colette Wyatt at the Cortez Senior Center. The Montezuma County Health Department provides a foot-care clinic for senior citizens every third…