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Mancos School bond committee plans outreach on ballot question

Volunteers schedule tours, public meetings

September 19, 2017

Local News

Autumn color change begins in the high country

Forest Service fall color report tracks changes

September 19, 2017

Local News

Man who fell rescued from La Plata Mountains

Helicopter used to identify man’s exact location

September 19, 2017

Local News

Dolores River Anglers host cleanup at fishing ponds

On Saturday, Oct. 7, the Dolores River Anglers Chapter of Trout Unlimited will host a fall cleanup day at the…

September 19, 2017

Local News

Photos: Retiring the American flag

Ken Hoyle and members of the Civil Air Patrol Mesa Verde Cadet Squadron salute during the flag retirement ceremony Sept.…

September 19, 2017

Local News

Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office announces winners in horse-naming contest

The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office has named six local elementary school students the winners in its contest to name the…

September 19, 2017

Business

CDOT hiring snowplow drivers, maintenance workers

Filling 100-plus positions to help plow and maintain roads

September 19, 2017

Local News

Photo: Itâ€™s Constitution Week in Cortez

Mayor Karen Sheek, seated, signed a proclamation on Monday declaring this week as Constitution Week. Each year, Constitution Week runs…

September 18, 2017

Local News

Zinke urges shrinking 4 national monuments in West

Leaked memo prompts outcry from environmentalists

September 18, 2017

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Zinke signs order to expand hunting, fishing on public lands

Hunting and fishing ‘a cornerstone of the American tradition’

September 18, 2017

Local News

Photo: Front-row seats to the bear show

A babysitter and two kids watch as a bear and cub play in yard

September 18, 2017

Local News

Dolores volleyball takes down Ignacio, 3-0

Tatum Majors scores 11 points off serve

September 18, 2017

Local News

Cortez spoils Ignacio football’s homecoming

Panthers’ offensive and defensive teams step up with big plays

September 18, 2017

Agriculture

Beekeepers to host community talk

Durango Herald file The Four Corners Beekeepers will present a community talk by Michele Colopy of the Pollinator Stewardship Council…

September 18, 2017

Local News

Mounted patrol may ride through Geer, Carpenter parks

Parks officials plan to post signs near Geer

September 17, 2017

Local News

Endangered wolf killed after livestock attacks

Federal employees killed a Mexican gray wolf after a Native American tribe requested the animal be removed from the wild…

September 17, 2017

Agriculture

Prairie dogs aggravate ranchers across La Plata County

Some hope for an unconventional solution to growing numbers

September 17, 2017

Agriculture

CSU Extension looking for volunteers for local advisory committee

The Montezuma County CSU Extension office is open for volunteers to serve on its local advisory committee. The advisory committee…

September 17, 2017

Local News

Sky Ute Casino team members send donations to Houston

The Journal When the team members of Sky Ute Casino Resort saw the news of the flooding and devastation in…

September 17, 2017

Local News

Parents bring complaints against Dolores athletic director, coach

Football game leads to talk of bullying

September 15, 2017

Local News

Cortez student receives Pinhead Institute Internship

Danita Miles spent summer studying marine biology

September 15, 2017

Local News

CDOT launches Snapchat contest to encourage teens to buckle up

The Journal Next week, the Colorado Department of Transportation is launching Seat Belt Schooled, a new Snapchat contest that aims…

September 15, 2017

Local News

Indian guitarists appearing at Sunflower Theatre

The Journal Two international virtuosos join for a tour when South African kora guitarist Derek Gripper and Indian slide guitarist…

September 15, 2017

Local News

Water dragon feeds Pleasant View farm

Experimental drip line system tested on Pleasant View farm

September 15, 2017