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Melinda Green recognized for teaching career
‘She’s always willing to work with students’
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Mancos planning commission approves meeting protocols
New rules regulate discussion time, communication
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Great Old Broads for Wilderness receives award
Durango organization recognized by Walden Woods Project
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Dogs rescued in seizure get much-needed attention
Groomer: Worst conditions she’s seen, but their tails started wagging
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Holiday Gala set to help young victims of neglect and abuse
The Journal The Four Corners Child Advocacy Center will hold its 15th annual Holiday Gala benefiting young victims of abuse on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Destination…
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Cortez library collecting Christmas decorations for kids
The Journal The Cortez Public Library is collecting new and gently used Christmas trees, ornaments, decorations, gift wrap, bows, cards and lights for the Piñon Project’s Christmas for Kids Program.…
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Woman takes sanctuary against deportation in Carbondale
Woman came to U.S. nearly 20 years ago
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Colorado could lose 650,000 trees in reservoir expansion
BOULDER — More than half a million trees in Colorado could disappear if the final federal permit for Denver Water’s proposed reservoir expansion is approved. The Daily Camera reports the…
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CSU Extension gets new advisory committee
MOU being developed with Montezuma County Fair Board
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Mancos High School graduate interns at NASA
Internship inspires CU Denver student to pursue medical field
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Durangoans gather for Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
‘You are allowed to experience whatever emotions come to you today,’ counselor says
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Plant a tree as a gift for the forest this season
People who are seeking gift ideas or ways to give back this holiday season are encouraged to donate to the U.S. Forest Service Plant-a-Tree program to help reforest areas of…
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Long Hollow Dam extends growing season in dry region of La Plata County
REDMESA – Three years up and running, Long Hollow Dam already has ranchers and farmers in southwestern La Plata County reaping the benefits of one of the West’s most coveted…
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Gulliford will discuss book at Cortez Cultural Center
Gulliforddu1-i-syn The Journal Andrew Gulliford, professor of history and environmental studies at Fort Lewis College, will discuss his book “Outdoors in the Southwest” at the Cortez Cultural Center on Nov.…
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Montezuma-Cortez school board resumes mill levy campaign
Board considers short-term options, puts sports teams ‘on the table’
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Schools update prevention policies in light of recent teen suicides
After two high-profile suicides of teen girls in Dolores and Montezuma counties last year, local school districts were pressed to update their policies on bullying and suicide prevention. Dolores The…
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Durango man found dead Wednesday from self-inflicted gunshot wound
53-year-old man found in cabin near Electra Lake
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Mancos Thrift Shop adds U-Haul affiliation
The Journal U-Haul Co. of Colorado has announced that the Mancos Thrift Shop has signed on as a dealer in Mancos. Mancos Thrift Shop at 40781 U.S. Highway 160 will…