J.R. Ford, left, tells La Plata Electric Association board members on Wednesday how his projects would thin forests.DALE RODEBAUGH/Durango Herald A Pagosa Springs real estate man and land manager for…
Two long-dormant grazing allotments within Canyons of the Ancients National Monument will be offered up for local cattle ranchers beginning in 2014. The BLM application process for the Yellow Jacket…
Davisdu1-i-syn Appraiser William Scott Davis has been appointed as interim county assessor by the Montezuma County commission. Davis will fulfill the remaining term of outgoing assessor Mark Vanderpool, who has…
City of Cortez trash trucks will not run on Christmas Day. Pickups scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday will be done on Thursday, Dec. 26. Trash must be left out for…
A collaboration of community members is working to increase the availability of fresh, locally grown produce at the local food bank, The Good Samaritan Center, in Cortez. They plan to…
DENVER – Fort Lewis College is making headway in Congress in its attempt to get federal funding for Native American students, President Dene Kay Thomas told state legislators Thursday. The…
It’s long been known that partially hydrogenated oils (artificial trans fats that are found in many foods such as crackers, cookies and frozen pizza) raise “bad” cholesterol and are linked…
Marty Costos is congratulated by Bureau of Land Management state director John Mehlhoff after he announced that she is the Colorado BLM volunteer of the year.Sam Green/Cortez Journal During a…
A New York-based hedge fund has provided an Australian company with the financing to secure the Red Arrow gold mine outside of Mancos. A Dec. 11 company press release reveals…
Vanderpooldu1-i-syn Montezuma County assessor Mark Vanderpool announced Monday that he is leaving his post and taking a job in the private sector. “I will be term-limited in November 2014, and…
The Cortez Middle School drama department will be presenting “A Christmas Carol” on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. at the middle school.…
A Mancos native has been tapped as acting forest supervisor for the San Juan National Forest. Born and raised in Mancos, where his parents still reside, Ron Archuleta will assume…
Carbon dioxide producer Kinder Morgan is not ready to throw in the towel on an ongoing tax dispute with Montezuma County. The company plans to appeal a higher asset valuation…
Animal Planet is searching for Bigfoot in the Four Corners this week and may shoot more than one episode in the area, according to the Four Corners Film office. On…
