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Navajo president says he’ll OK emergency Head Start funding

Begayedu1-i-syn FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye says he’ll approve funding to shore up the tribe’s Head Start…

Colorado lawmaker expelled over sex misconduct allegations

Sexual misconduct allegations lead to Lebsock’s ouster

Photos: March 1 proclaimed Ed Zink Day in Durango and Colorado

Depression can bring about a ‘season of sadness’

Expert speaks about adolescent depression at Bayfield High School

Town board candidates field questions, part 2

11 running for board; two for mayor

Cortez council considers charging stations for electric cars

Nonprofit offers some startup advice

Dolores Parks Committee brainstorms with community members

Newly formed committee holds workshop to discuss possibilities for playground

Montezuma-Cortez school board meets with state representative

Board receives training on how to work together

Cortez Public Library sponsoring T-shirt contest

The Journal The Cortez Public Library is sponsoring a T-shirt design contest for its upcoming Summer Reading Program. The contest…

Increasing number of deaths across Southwest Colorado creates space crunch at morgue

La Plata County considers options to deal with population growth

Suspect faces charges after ‘fabricated’ threat at Mancos schools

Mancos schools went into lockout mode; classes ended early

Police identify suspect in Ignacio shooting

Authorities say Andrew Roger Rossi is ‘armed and dangerous’

Montezuma County sex offender goes missing

Warrant issued for man who failed to register

Bayfield keeping retail pot ban, for now

Economic, law enforcement issues to be studied

Region 9 hires Brian Rose as business resource specialist

Brian Rose is joining the Region 9 Economic Development District as their Business Resource Specialist. Rose worked as a Senior…

Dolores school board meets with students to discuss concerns

Dolores students meet with school board about concerns

Dolores Middle and High School honor roll

Middle School Quarter 2 Honor Roll Seventh Grade Principal’s Honor Roll Middle School Quarter 2 Honor RollJoel Hoffman, Micah Hoffman,…

Patsy Ruth Howard Brown, a longtime ‘pillar’ of Cortez, dies at age 85

‘She did things because she wanted to, and she never expected anything in return’

Cortez Adult Education Center offering Google basics

Associated Press The Journal The Cortez Adult Education Center will offer a Google Basics class on Thursdays, March 15 through…

Durango couple opens home to the convicted and downtrodden

The Geraghtys believe in providing second chances at Phoenix House

Cortez student speaks at national conference

Kenneth Walker of Cortez spoke on a panel at the American Indian Studies Association National Conference in Tempe, Arizona.Courtesy photo…

Police: New Mexico mom’s DWI crash killed twin son

BLOOMFIELD, N.M. — A northwestern New Mexico woman is facing a number of charges after police say her drunken driving…

Jail deputy arrested for having sex with female inmate

GREELEY — A Colorado deputy is accused of having sex with a woman while she was being held in jail.…

New Mexico teen’s school absence unnoticed before his death

13-year-old was beaten to death, authorities believe