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Stop your brother’s biting, and other innovations at Kiva Montessori

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office temporarily relocating homeless camp

Decision comes after small fire on Tuesday

The Mancos School Board plans for the future and hears concerns

Board approves insurance change, hears complaints about treasurer

Two local Destination Imagination teams headed to global competition

Destination Imagination teams from Cortez and Dolores to travel to Tennessee

Montezuma County preps for primaries with unaffiliated voters

Change brings higher cost, might bring higher turnout

Oil and gas drilling could ramp up in Southwest Colorado

Feds order more oil and gas lease sales; shorter protest period expected

MCEDA to hold regional economic summit in Cortez

Annual event aims to bring local businesses together

Farm Bill draft would end SNAP benefits to jobless caregivers

People ages 50-59 would need to get a job or lose benefits

Competition fosters computer skills in New Mexico schools

Rural students learn how to code by participating in a supercomputing challenge

Third Democratic candidate makes ballot in contest for Tipton’s seat

Arn Menconi’s petition validated

Durango City Council may prohibit sitting or lying on sidewalks

‘You don’t want to step over people,’ councilor says

Forecasters warn of rare, life-threatening wildfire weather

OKLAHOMA CITY – Forecasters warned of dangerous, life-threatening wildfire conditions in parts of the Southwest and Southern Plains on Tuesday, as a forestry official warned firefighters battling a terrifying deadly…

Mesa Verde Back Country Horsemen to host annual poker ride

The Journal The Mesa Verde Back Country Horsemen will host its Annual Poker Ride on Saturday, May 5, at the Sage Hen area north of McPhee Reservoir. Riders will collect…

Cortez murder suspect to receive second competency evaluation

Jeremiah Damron to appear in court in June

Nonprofit, backed by funding, looks to reduce DUIs

4 deaths in La Plata County in 2017 involved drugs or alcohol

Dolores briefs

New Dolores Town Board will be sworn in The new Dolores Town Board members and mayor will be sworn in during a special meeting at Town Hall on April 23…

Waste Management offers scholarships to Pueblo Community College

Waste Management Inc. is awarding a scholarship to one eligible applicant from each high school in Montezuma and Dolores counties. The recipient will receive a one-time $500 award to attend…

Tequila’s favorite bat gets off the endangered species list

Nectar-feeding lesser long-nosed bats converge on a hummingbird feeder in southern Arizona.Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE — Wildlife managers in the American Southwest say a once-rare bat important to the pollination of…

Strong winds expected tonight in western Colorado, eastern Utah

Weather service advisory predicts winds of 25-35 mph, gusts of 50 mph

Commissioners move to new meeting room

Old courtroom redesigned for county commissioners