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Booths available for annual Elks bazaar Booth space is available for the Cortez Elks Lodge’s annual Christmas Bazaar on Sunday, Dec. 6. The cost for the tables or space is…
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El Niño likely to break state drought
Wet weather pattern expected to peak in late fall, then taper off
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In La Plata County, underpasses, speed zones may limit wildlife-vehicle collisions
Underpasses, speed zones aim to reduce animal-vehicle collisions, roadkill
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Western Colorado river runs orange
Water has similar color to Animas after Gold King Mine spill
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Train to help haul freshly cut Christmas trees
Effort will reduce risk of wildfire near Cascade Wye
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Our forgotten apples
U.S. grant will help unravel genetic history of county’s historic orchards
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Empire plans Mancos power outage
For The Journal Empire Electric Association has planned an outage that will affect members in the Mancos area including: East of Mesa Verde entrance (Road 34989 on U.S. 160) North…
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Booths available for annual Elks bazaar
For The Journal Booth space is available for the Cortez Elks Lodge’s annual Christmas Bazaar on Sunday, Dec. 6. The cost for the tables or space is $30, and the…
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Mobile blood drives planned in November
For The Journal United Blood Services plans mobile blood drives at the following local locations in November: Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Dolores High School gym/cafeteria, 1301 Central, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.…
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Firewise hosts fire mitigation workshop
For The Journal FireWise hosts a Mitigation 101 Workshop on Friday, Oct. 30 in Montezuma County. Learn techniques and tools for selecting and removing unhealthy trees and overgrown brush, including…
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Pot dispute erupts at local church
No charges were filed after an armed sheriff’s employee got into a dispute at a local church over a missing marijuana plant. In a three-page report, Cortez police officer Mark…
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New tower to improve police, fire radio signal
Police and fire radio signal should get a bit stronger thanks to a multi-jurisdictional effort to place a new radio tower on top of Caviness Mountain near Mancos. The city…
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Additional delays expected heading into weekend on Red Mountain
Helicopters flying in equipment for transmission line
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Preparing for Halloween
Krista and Kyler Elliott pick out a pumpkin at the Hauser Pumpkin Patch on Road L east of U.S. Highway 491 on Wednesday afternoon.Sam Green/The Journal
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With cuts looming, San Juan National Forest prioritizes recreational sites
San Juan National Forest deciding what recreational sites to save
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Colorful roundup
A cowboy rounds up cattle among golden aspen near Jersey Jim. Ranchers are rounding up cattle to bring down from the summer mountain ranges to winter pastures at a lower…
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Firewood permits on sale in Cortez, Dolores and Mancos Firewood permits are on sale at the Forest Service/BLM offices in Durango, Bayfield, Dolores and Pagosa; also, Kroeger’s Hardware in Durango,…