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Mesa Verde lights up

Christmas shopping

Kelter and Kyah Christenson check out ornaments with their mom, Emily, at the annual Dolores Christmas Bazaar. The bazaar set…

Navajo Lake projects underway

Construction projects planned for Navajo State Park will provide improvements to the popular area for campers, boaters and wildlife enthusiasts.…

USPS deadlines

The U.S. Postal Service will deliver nearly 15 billion pieces of mail this month, and deadlines for holiday packages are…

Colo. job growth is expected in 2014

State expansion ranked in top 5 in U.S.

Native of Mancos is selected to lead San Juan National Forest

A Mancos native has been tapped as acting forest supervisor for the San Juan National Forest. Born and raised in…

Dolores County helium plant approved for 2014

A new helium plant in Cahone will be built next year and begin operations in 2015.Courtesy of Air Products A…

Highway 145 set for $10M upgrade

Plan to improve perilous section

Machete-wielding man gets 4 years for rampage

A father of five was ordered to serve two years in prison last week in connection to terrorizing a Cortez…

EPA: No elevated mercury at Red Arrow

Some soil samples show excessive levels of arsenic

Earth briefs

Mountain lion exhibit opens at heritage center The Anasazi Heritage Center, 27501 Colorado Highway 184, is featuring a new exhibit…

Parents who skip vaccines targeted

State task force recommends remedial education if kids aren't vaccinated

Anasazi Heritage Center worker named BLM volunteer of the year

Marty Costos is congratulated by Bureau of Land Management state director John Mehlhoff after he announced that she is the…

Officials tell Mancos residents mine poses no risk

An EPA-designated superfund technical assessment and response team checks for mercury vapor Oct. 29 at the unpermitted Red Arrow milling…

Westerns rule the video screen

Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Jaime Martinez stands guard over some 8,000 flicks at Valley Video, a surviving mom-and-pop movie rental business in…

Warmer weather expected Thursday

A winter storm dropped several inches of snow in the Cortez area this weekend, adding to the holiday atmosphere Saturday…

Wind, snow create white-out conditions in Four Corners

Horses GRAZE in a field northwest of Cortez as snow falls early Wednesday morning.Sam Green/Cortez Journal A winter storm dumped…

Hope for reopening Sagehen may depend on team management

Citizens group proposes employing volunteers to remove trash

In Mancos, Westerns dominate the video show

Jaime Martinez stands guard over some 8,000 flicks at Valley Video, a surviving mom-and-pop movie rental business in Mancos.Sam Green/Cortez…

U.S. budget stalemate hits counties

Tax payments for U.S. lands remain in limbo until approval

Fish hunter

EPA set to present its Red Arrow report

Mancos Town Hall forum Dec. 10

Mesa Verde to hold open house Thursday

Mesa Verde National Park hosts a holiday open house Thursday at Chapin Mesa from 4 to 9 p.m. Luminarias will…

Autopsy: Inmate died of ‘natural causes’

Cause of death attributed to chronic use of alcohol