Local News
Agriculture
McPhee Reservoir has strong carryover supply
Officials: It will fill with below-average winter
Cortez
More scenic byways expected within a year
Special thoroughfares touted for attracting tourists, economic development
Local News
Telluride gets season first dusting of snow
Strong cold front is headed to San Juan Mountains
Cortez
Artifacts taken from Mesa Verde are coming home
Tribes welcome return of human remains, funeral objects removed in 1890s
Local News
Transgender prisoners in the West now have tools for self-advocacy
Court transforms health care rights for incarcerated trans people
Arson
Fort Lewis College professor arrested in connection with City Market fire
Authorities say suspect has previous arson case
Bayfield
Bayfield might raise rates to provide bear-resistant trash cans
Town Board proposes additional $1.49 per month for containers
Briefs
Canyonlands Field Institute to host fieldwork seminar
The Journal Canyonlands Field Institute will host a 3½-day field seminar with guest archaeologist Jonathan Till from Oct. 17 to Oct. 20. Based in Bluff, Utah, travel with a small…
Dolores
Dolores school board candidates square off
Candidates talk teacher retention, enrollment, transparency
Local News
Discovery of 20 moons puts Saturn ahead of Jupiter
This 2013 image, made available from NASA, shows Saturn’s rings and planet Earth, center right, as seen from the Cassini spacecraft.Associated Press file CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The solar system…
Frontpage Lead
Durango man to skateboard 800 miles to Southern California
Fundraiser aims to raise $3,000 to buy skateboards for kids in Brazil
Briefs
M-CHS homecoming parade will go down Main Street
Montezuma-Cortez High School’s homecoming parade will from 4-4:30 p.m. Friday.The Journal file The Journal Montezuma-Cortez High School’s homecoming parade will be 4-4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. The parade will be…
Cortez
Update: Western Colorado’s first cold front of fall coming Wednesday
Expect lower temperatures, end of growing season
History in the Herald
Durango girl in unmarked grave to be remembered with headstone
Ceremony to be held Tuesday at Greenmount Cemetery
Cortez
Annie Moses Band opens Southwest Colorado Concerts season
Band blends roots and classical music
Cortez
Lantern Fest putting community gardens to bed
Locals invited to make lanterns, celebrate growth
Education
Fort Lewis College paves way for free tuition to lower-income students
School expects about 300 will qualify for assistance