Aztec High School students arrive at McGee Park in Farmington to be reunited with family. Three people were killed in a school shooting, including the shooter. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango…
Connie Clementson, BLM Tres Rios Field Office Manager, discusses a new computer model for taking comments on BLM master lease plans. On Jan.10, Secretary Ryan Zinke issued an instructional memo…
Mancos students celebrate receiving a GOCO grant for building a new playground at the elementary school.Sam Green/The Journal Sometime this spring, the Colorado General Assembly will vote to reauthorize the…
Legislation in Congress presses for a fundamental change in the rules
Living wage proponents protest for a raise in Colorado’s minimum wage. (File photo) Colorado’s minimum wage quietly went up on Jan. 1, as planned by the passage of Amendment 70…
File – In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo, Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Sen. Gardner said Thursday, Jan.…
It’s time to listen to other voices, the county’s unrepresented residents
Outdoor recreation in Southwest Colorado is benefiting from a change in an operating date, and a much expanded resource. At McPhee Reservoir north of Cortez, boat launching will be possible…
Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>The Sleeping Ute rises up behind the Southern Bluffs subdivision in Cortez. In contrast with last year’s abundance of snow, this winter, so far, has been extremely dry.…
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., left, leads applause for House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, along with Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers,…
Colorado State CapitolFile photo It is very fortunate for many Colorado children that late last month the state stepped up to provide financial support for a critical insurance program for…
Left to right, Cortez-based teachers Gretchen Allen and Colleen Brennan and program resource coordinator Al Huckins, stand with 62-year-old Ed Lettman, who graduated from the Durango Adult Education Center high-school…
Some trends ran all the way through 2017, and most involved change. In the beginning of the year, there was snow – a whole lot of it. That enabled McPhee…
This undated handout image provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Michigan, shows The Four Corners area, in red, left, is the major US hot spot for methane emissions in this map showing…
In theory, the United States has a government of, by and for its people. Lately, though, the opinions of most people seem to matter very little. Despite bipartisan opposition from…
Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Bryant Goodwin hangs from the uneven bars at the Stormys Gymnatics class in the Cortez Recreation Center. The Cortez City Council and city staff have put a lot…
Silverton-:Water flowing down the mountainside out of the Red and Bonita Mine in July 2013 contains high levals of manganese, zinc, copper, lead, Cadmium, aluminum, and iron that will make…
du1-i-syn The National Park Service has extended the deadline for commenting on a proposal to drastically raise admission fees. Take advantage of the opportunity. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced…
Sam Green/The Journaldu1-i-syn Late last month, the Department of the Interior released a report titled “Review of the Department of the Interior Actions that Potentially Burden Domestic Energy.” That’s a…
