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Animas meeting moves to Durango
Mine waste from the Gold King Mine north of Silverton fills the Animas River at Bakers Bridge in this Aug. 6 file photo.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald, file ¬ The Animas River…
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Sage-grouse debate shifts to land use
BILLINGS, Mont. – Before the applause faded from the U.S. government’s announcement that there would be no endangered-species protections for the greater sage grouse, the criticism began over wide-reaching federal…
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Methane plume discussed at EPA hearing
DENVER – Four Corners residents spoke in Denver on Wednesday, highlighting health concerns stemming from a methane hot spot in the Southwest. The comments were offered at a hearing by…
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At the end of a rainbow
The Cortez Recreation Center is at the end of the rainbow after a brief rain Tuesday evening.Sam Green/Cortez Journal
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Editor’s note: Website consolidation coming Friday
To Our Readers, The consolidation of the Cortez Journal, Dolores Star and Mancos Times picks up momentum this week and culminates on Friday, Oct. 2, with the first issue of…
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Editor’s note: Website consolidation coming Friday
To Our Readers, The consolidation of the Cortez Journal, Mancos Times, and Dolores Star picks up momentum this week and culminates on Friday, Oct. 2, with the first issue of…
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Balloon fest takes flight Friday
Launching bright and early Friday morning, this year’s Mancos Valley Balloon and Arts festival features a dozen hot air balloons and pilots from New Hampshire, Ohio, Florida, New Mexico, Colorado…
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U.S. rejects protections for greater sage grouse across West
In this Saturday, April 20, 2013 photo, male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured, on a lake outside Walden, Colo. On Tuesday, Sept. 22,…
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Court briefs
Mancos woman gets 60 days in drug case In custody under a $10,000 bond, Ana Sena, 32, of Mancos, was recently sentenced to 60 days in jail on drug charges.…
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Pilots of crashed plane encountered bad weather
Members of the San Juan County and La Plata County search and rescue teams work at the scene of a plane crash nine miles west of Silverton.Courtesy of Jim Donovan/San…
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Sports fan
Perched on the outside mirror and the door frame, a dog enjoys watching the M-CHS softball game Tuesday afternoon.Sam Green/Cortez Journal
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Pilots of crashed plane encountered bad weather
Members of the San Juan County and La Plata County search and rescue teams work at the scene of a plane crash nine miles west of Silverton.Courtesy of Jim Donovan/San…
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Five candidates running for Southern Ute tribal council
Three newcomers challenge incumbents amidst recall efforts
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Superfund and property values
Silverton residents wary over EPA’s claim that home prices rise