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Enjoying the snow

Pam and Ed Yeomans take advantage of the recent snowstorms to cross-country ski along the Riverside Trail in Dolores.Sam Green/The Journal

Dolores library hosts ‘Winter Tales’

Series features presentations by adventurers, artists

80 years ago

Taken from the Dolores Star, Friday, Jan. 3, 1936

40 years ago

Taken from the Dolores Star, Friday, Jan. 2, 1976

A Look Back at 2015 Days in the sun

A Look Back at 2015: The Top 10 at The-Journal.com

Following are the most-read stories at The-Journal.com in 2015. 1. Seven semis and 12 vehicles crash, shut down U.S. 491 A 19-vehicle accident shut down U.S. 491 from County Road…

Local Briefs

Durango train rides benefit the Goose Ride the Durango and Silverton winter train on Friday, Feb. 5 at 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and help support the Galloping Goose Historical Society. A…

New Public Employees’ Retirement Association report says unfunded liability reduced by $15 billion

State faults unrealistic returns

Thieves target car washes

Police arrest suspect, seize cutting tools

Colorado travel information sometimes fuzzy during big storms

CDOT uses several communications media; sometimes, signals get crossed

Hospital project wins $2M grant

Proceeds come from energy, minerals production

Facebook Top 10: The top posts at The Journal’s page

The Top 10 posts of 2015 at The Journal’s Facebook page, measured by the number of people they reached. 1. A defiant buck Cristina Jantz’s photo of a buck sitting…

Enduring pain for science (and birds)

Local birders brave cold, snow for annual Cortez bird count

Public asked help track Colorado wildlife

App especially attractive to birdwatchers

Bill would allow lawsuits after Gold King Mine spill north of Durango

Rep. Coram hopes to address issues stemming from federal tort law

Storm strands vehicles on U.S. 491

Crews report county roads passable; residents dig out

Plow crews continued to make progress on city and county roads on Monday, battling unseasonably cold temperatures and snowfall over Christmas weekend. Rob Englehart, of the Montezuma County road department,…

Merry Moon: Rare full moon on Christmas Day

The Full Cold Moon seen through the star of a Christmas tree in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. The full moon, which is the last of the year,…

Christmas scene

The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saint at Empire and Sligo sponsored a live Nativity scene this week. The church has had the live Nativity scene each…

Winter storm alerts are extended into Saturday

Ray White and Wesley Gaddis put chains on their Waste Management truck Tuesday morning.Sam Green/The Journal The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning until 9 a.m. Saturday…