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Firefighters battle slow-moving wildfire on Missionary Ridge
Stevens Creek blaze grows to about 4 acres; no structures threatened
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Mesa Verde National Park visitation down 8% in wake of fires, federal shutdown
Above-average snowfall also hurt tourism this year
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Camera captures bear burned in 416 Fire waking from hibernation
Colorado Parks and Wildlife will no longer track bruin
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Mark and Jeanette Allen celebrate 30th anniversary
Mark and Jeanette Allen celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary on June 10.du1-i-syn The Journal Mark and Jeanette Allen celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary on June 10. They were married in…
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For Pet’s Sake announces membership drive
For Pet’s Sake launches its annual membership drive.du1-i-syn The Journal For Pets’ Sake Humane Society’s 2019-20 Membership Drive is underway and the dogs and cats of Montezuma and Dolores counties…
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Library announces June events
Frank Leto will perform at Cortez Public Library on June 27.du1-i-syn The Journal Internationally renowned Montessori and early-childhood education teacher and musician Frank Leto will perform at 6 p.m. Thursday…
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Montezuma County announces Farm Service Agency Committee Election
The Journal Farm Service Agency county committees are a critical component of the day-to-day operations of organization. Farmers and ranchers who are elected use their judgment and knowledge to help…
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Cortez adds affordable dental care option
Frontier Community Health Clinic offers reduced rates to low-income patients
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Rocky Mountain Health Foundation awards grants to local organizations
Thirty Western Slope nonprofit organizations received a total of $468,300 for the first cycle of 2019 grant awards from Rocky Mountain Health Foundation. Local recipients include: Compañeros: Four Corners Immigrant…
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Late winter storms stunt summer produce in La Plata County
Planting season has begun for subsistence farmers, master gardener says
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Rifle-proof vests gifted to Durango Police Department
Colorado Springs nonprofit donates $10,000 worth of ballistic plates
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Is EPA protecting mining history around Superfund site?
Agency says it is complying with historic preservation standards
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Additions to Whitewater Park draw concern, criticism from boaters
Rafting companies say city created an unnatural hazard
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Colorado town bans underage sale of herbal supplement kratom
DENVER – A town south of Denver has banned the sale of the herbal supplement kratom to anyone under the age of 18. The Denver Post reports the Castle Rock…
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Remains of Colorado man killed at Pearl Harbor identified
LOVELAND – The remains of a sailor killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 have been identified as a 23-year-old Colorado man. The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that…
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Fort Carson promises improvements after housing complaints
COLORADO SPRINGS – Fort Carson officials say they are working to improve housing at the Colorado military installation after a report documented poor maintenance and squalid conditions. The Gazette reported…
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Man dies in rafting accident on Colorado’s Eagle River
AVON – A man has died in a rafting accident on Colorado’s Eagle River. Vail Daily reports that emergency crews in Avon responded to calls around 1 p.m. Thursday and…
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Colorado sheriffs join groups opposed to gun magazine ban
DENVER – About half of Colorado’s sheriffs have joined the opposition to banning gun magazines that hold more than 15 rounds. The Denver Post reports the sheriffs argued in a…