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Mesa Verde plans prescribed fire Mesa Verde National Park is planning to implement a prescribed fire sometime before Feb. 29,…

January 18, 2016

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Montezuma-Cortez superintendent Carter announces resignation

Superintendent sends email to teachers

January 18, 2016

Local News

BLM schedules master lease plan meetings in Montezuma County

The BLMâ€™s Tres Rios Field Office has scheduled four public meetings to consider the need for a master leasing plan…

January 18, 2016

Business

County considers changing code to avoid publishing legal notices

Certain public notices are legally required to be published in a qualified local newspaper, reported Montezuma County attorney John Baxter…

January 18, 2016

Business

Tipton attacks Obama’s moratorium on new coal leases

Says review ‘reeks of contempt for rural America’

January 18, 2016

Business

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BLM office schedules master lease plan meeting The BLM’s Tres Rios Field Office has scheduled four public meetings to consider…

January 18, 2016

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Civil complaint seeks cleanup of M&M Truck Stop site

State prosecutors seek cleanup at M&M Truck Stop

January 18, 2016

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Nonresidents catching up with Coloradans at Fort Lewis College

Native American tuition waiver, distance from Front Range drives growth

January 17, 2016

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U.S. Senate Republican field grows again in Colorado

Businessman calls Bennet a ‘bobblehead’

January 17, 2016

Education

Having a ball

Students from the Childrenâ€™s Kiva Montessori School enjoy sliding off the snowball they made during the latest snowstorm.Sam Green/The Journal

January 15, 2016

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Cortez Middle School science fair wows judges

From zapping zits with toothpaste to swabbing lockers for bacteria, scientific discovering at the Cortez Middle School is thriving. Held…

January 14, 2016

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Snow irritates Grand Avenue resident

Town leaders agree to buy a snowplow

January 14, 2016

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Becker appointed to Town Board

Darrel Ellis to be memoralized

January 14, 2016

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Three arrested in Durango during drug ring investigation

$1.3 million in drugs reportedly seized

January 14, 2016

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Colorado delegation responds to Obama’s final State of the Union address

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barack Obama used his last State of the Union address Tuesday night to defend his Administration’s…

January 14, 2016

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County targets Phil’s World for protection

Commission seeks to regulate oil and gas

January 14, 2016

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Republicans coming up empty in search for caucus site

Furse announces re-election bid as DA

January 14, 2016

Local News

Outdoor dining proposal for downtown inches forward

A proposal to allow downtown bars and restaurants the ability to provide outdoor dining opportunities inched forward this week. Officially…

January 14, 2016

Business

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad running full steam in 2015

Ridership was up 10 percent

January 13, 2016

Local News

Nearly 9,000 call for protections to Mesa Verde’s horses

Park officials say their one option is to remove horses

January 13, 2016

Business

Gun and outdoor show scheduled for May

Steve Blackwell’s Ultimate Outdoor and Gun Show will take place May 13-15 at the Montezuma County fairgrounds. Dubbed “the largest…

January 13, 2016

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State: U.S. 160 spill site poses no health risk

State advises “corrective action” be taken

January 13, 2016

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40 years ago

Taken from the Dolores Star, Friday, Jan. 16, 1976

January 13, 2016

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80 years ago

Taken from the Dolores Star, Friday, Jan. 17, 1936

January 13, 2016