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Ex-Skanska mechanics lead SCCC program at SCCC

Bill Kuik, at left, and Joe Jaburg are the newest hires at Southwest Colorado Community College. The two former Skanska…

Some shops already hurt by river pollution

Many more take wait-and-see approach

Mancos school board seeks nominees

At the regular meeting of the Board of Education on Monday, July 20, the board approved a call for nominations…

Town starts 2016 budget planning

Cox requests third marshal; other offices seek vehicles

Education

Moving in

New assistant band director Katie Zdanowski moves instruments into the band room at the new Montezuma-Cortez High School. Friday the…

Holmes sentence Jury balks at death penalty Mental illness plays role in decision

CENTENNIAL – James Holmes will spend the rest of his life in prison after at least one juror balked at…

Southern Ute recall underway

Elders call it a ‘revolution’ to preserve their way of life

No major species dieoffs from Animas River contamination a cause for optimism

If the pollution in the Animas River was a comet, the tail would be passing through the town of Durango…

Durango kayaker reacts to Animas River photo that went viral

Kayakers Dan Steaves, Eric Parker and David Farkas found themselves in the Animas River north of Durango on Thursday, the…

Business

Beyond the flowing water

At a minimum, the mining spill in the Animas River will cause a multi-million dollar loss to the area economy,…

EPA says it can handle the cleanup of Animas River

The Environmental Protection Agency typically responds to disasters caused by private interests; it doesn’t cause them. So the agency finds…

Cortez, CDOT schedule second meeting on U.S. 160

The city of Cortez and the Colorado Department of Transportation have scheduled a second public meeting on the access plan…

Graphic evidence leads to conviction

Cortez man faces lifetime sentence

Business

Bank donates equipment to Utes

FCCB Cortez Market President, Steve Slagle (center) donates equipment to Ute Mountain Tribe Chairman, Manuel Heart (R) and Director of…

EPA: 3 million gallons of bad water hit Animas

City, county declare emergency

Outdoor pot grows face ban

First reading of ban set for tonight

M-CHS budgets dip from ’12 estimates

Costs, funding decline; Journal plans expanded coverage on Friday

Moose sighted near Lizard Head Pass

Solitary beast takes liking to river basins

In north valley, irrigation companies work to keep Animas River pollution out

Ditch companies shut off headgates before spill arrived

August 8, 2015

Local businesses starting to feel the pinch from a soiled Animas River

Zalneraitis When the Animas River is mustard yellow at the busy end of the tourist summer season, what happens? Local…

August 8, 2015

Raft companies facing tough times

Other businesses waiting to gauge impacts

August 7, 2015

Politicians raise ire over EPA’s slow response, accountability over Animas River mine spill

Ellen Roberts: ‘What we see before us is horrifying’

August 7, 2015