Have you heard? A “Godzilla El Niño” is churning in the Pacific. Picture this: Come January your aching back will not answer the shovel’s call preventing you from getting to…
Looks like we will have a cool and wet Halloween. This week I’ll take a look at a few things that took place in 1961. Feb. 21 – Jede Ellis…
Official ordinance coming by year’s end
The family of Steve Steele would like to thank everyone for their kindness during the loss of our loved one. A special heartfelt thanks to the SWMH ambulance crew, the…
If Prop BB fails, $66 million could be returned to taxpayers, cultivators and consumers
Referendum 3A asks voters in the Dolores School District to continue a mill levy passed in 2008 for another eight years. The levy generates $390,000 per year, and if approved,…
Georgia Morelock answers the phone in the lobby of Southwest Memorial Hospital in 2012.Sam Green/The Journal The Montezuma County Hospital District is asking voters next week to vote yes on…
For 28 years, McPhee dam and reservoir have been serving Dolores and Montezuma Counties, plus the Ute Mountain Ute tribe, with municipal and irrigation water. The Dolores Water Conservancy District…
Incident could have been prevented, was plagued by errors
Colorado’s U.S. senators are joining a bipartisan effort to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, a Western land program that sold unwanted federal lands in exchange for more desirable…
Official: Plan isn’t policy yet
City officials vow to improve communication about progress
A Cortez man on trial for menacing and weapons charges received an early birthday present last week after the court declared a mistrial. Moments after day three of the trial…
Students at Southwest Colorado Community College release balloons after doing their annual pink dance Tuesday for national breast cancer month.Sam Green/The Journal
Utah woman says she needs health care, and to care for children
Grace’s Kitchen seeks donations for dinner Grace’s Kitchen is receiving donations for this year’s Community Thanksgiving Dinner. Turkeys and cash donations may be taken to 110 W. North St., at…
Prosecutor requests ambassador to UN be able to testify on video
