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CSU Extension accepting applications for Master Gardener program
CSU Extension accepting applications for Master Gardener program
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Cottage Foods Safety Training coming to Cortez
Certificate meets requirement for small-food producers
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Cortez Public Library announces October Storytimes
The Journal The Raising Readers Storytime program is held every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St., Cortez. The library also offers a craft…
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Prescribed burn planned near Summit Reservoir
Shrouded in smoke, U.S. Forest Service firefighters monitor a prescribed control in the Sauls Creek area east of Bayfield in 2014.Durango Herald file The Dolores Ranger District plans to conduct…
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Constitution Week in Cortez
Mayor Karen Sheek on Sept. 11 signed a proclamation stating that Constitution Week would be celebrated Sept. 17-23 in Cortez. Cathy Stone, left, and Helen Small joined Sheek for the…
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Grand Junction man dies while climbing Telluride’s Via Ferrata
Medical condition thought to be cause
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Hickenlooper forms leadership PAC for potential presidential run
Term-limited Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper asks a question of his staff before delivering his final State of the State address to a joint assembly Jan. 11 at the State Capitol…
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Pinon Project is looking for vendors for Pumpkin Festival
The Journal The Pinon Project is looking for vendors for the Pumpkin Festival, in downtown Cortez on Saturday, Oct. 27. Spaces cost $15. Vendors selling baked goods, jams, honey, etc.,…
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Man cited for careless driving for crash on Hesperus Hill
By Mary Shinn Herald Staff Writer The driver of an SUV was cited for careless driving after a multiple vehicle crash Monday morning on Hesperus Hill. The driver of a…
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Region 9 hosts Cortez Business After Hours in October
Region 9’s satellite office at 27880 U.S. Highway 160.The Journal file The Journal The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado will host the Cortez Chamber Business After Hours…
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Sentences issued in Ute Mountain fraud case
At least 13 have pleaded guilty; one faces $1.14 million restitution
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Voters open to candidates who aren’t very religious
But many see a role for religion in public life
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Hiring underway for CDOT winter maintenance personnel
The Journal The Colorado Department of Transportation is beginning its search to hire permanent and seasonal full-time and part-time highway maintenance workers and snowplow drivers. Most positions begin in November,…
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Durango atop affordable hiking town list
Southwest Colorado town places No. 3 for hiking, affordability of living
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EPA’s quick-action Superfund plan receives flak from commenters
People say money could be better spent elsewhere
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Region 9 to receive USDA loan and grant funds
The Journal The Region 9 Economic Development District of SW Colorado Inc. has been approved for a Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program loan and grant through USDA Rural Development. This funding…
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New firewood harvest area open to the public
The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests’ Norwood Ranger District has opened a firewood harvest area on the Uncompahgre National Forest’s Plateau Division. The felled and decked ponderosa pine…
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Appeals court overturns murder conviction, citing judicial bias
Before trial, judge called case ‘one of the most cold-blooded murders’