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Who will be next generation’s farmers?
Average age of state’s farmers is almost 59; cost of startup, land are hurdles
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Monuments report challenges limits of protections
In Antiquities Act, landscapes like Grand Canyon count as ‘objects’ that can be protected
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Zinke’s fire memo calls for aggressive forest thinning
The policy ignores major drivers of West’s fires
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Mancos School bond committee plans outreach on ballot question
Volunteers schedule tours, public meetings
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Autumn color change begins in the high country
Forest Service fall color report tracks changes
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Man who fell rescued from La Plata Mountains
Helicopter used to identify man’s exact location
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Dolores River Anglers host cleanup at fishing ponds
On Saturday, Oct. 7, the Dolores River Anglers Chapter of Trout Unlimited will host a fall cleanup day at the Twin Spruce Fishing Ponds North of Dolores. The Dolores River…
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Photos: Retiring the American flag
Ken Hoyle and members of the Civil Air Patrol Mesa Verde Cadet Squadron salute during the flag retirement ceremony Sept. 15 at the American Legion Ute Mountain Post 75 in…
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Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office announces winners in horse-naming contest
The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office has named six local elementary school students the winners in its contest to name the three equine members of the county’s Mounted Patrol. “Thank you…
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Photo: It’s Constitution Week in Cortez
Mayor Karen Sheek, seated, signed a proclamation on Monday declaring this week as Constitution Week. Each year, Constitution Week runs from Sept. 17 to Sept. 23. It was enacted in…
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Zinke urges shrinking 4 national monuments in West
Leaked memo prompts outcry from environmentalists
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Zinke signs order to expand hunting, fishing on public lands
Hunting and fishing ‘a cornerstone of the American tradition’
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Photo: Front-row seats to the bear show
A babysitter and two kids watch as a bear and cub play in yard
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Cortez spoils Ignacio football’s homecoming
Panthers’ offensive and defensive teams step up with big plays
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Mounted patrol may ride through Geer, Carpenter parks
Parks officials plan to post signs near Geer
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Endangered wolf killed after livestock attacks
Federal employees killed a Mexican gray wolf after a Native American tribe requested the animal be removed from the wild after a string of cattle deaths near the New Mexico-Arizona…
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Sky Ute Casino team members send donations to Houston
The Journal When the team members of Sky Ute Casino Resort saw the news of the flooding and devastation in Houston, they knew something needed to be done. Employees of…
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Parents bring complaints against Dolores athletic director, coach
Football game leads to talk of bullying
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Cortez student receives Pinhead Institute Internship
Danita Miles spent summer studying marine biology