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Update: Crew blasts boulder blocking Colorado 145

One lane of alternating traffic opens after crews blast boulder, build bypass road

May 27, 2019

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Memorial Day in Montezuma County

American Legion Honor Guard conducts ceremonies, serves breakfast

May 27, 2019

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Remembering the fallen: Memorial Day activities in Durango

American flags at Greenmount Cemetery before Memorial Day services.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald The Durango Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and Allison-Tiffany…

May 27, 2019

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Historic business signs buck a politically correct world

Iconic signs attract customers and the famous

May 26, 2019

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Three boats with mussels found trying to enter Navajo State Park

Threat of invasive species increasing, agency says

May 26, 2019

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Health issues rise amid oil, gas boom in New Mexico

Medical science lagging behind pace of drilling

May 26, 2019

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Monopolies drive health care costs in Southwest Colorado

Legislation seeks to increase transparency, lower costs

May 26, 2019

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Memorial Day rain expected in Southwest Colorado

Weather could delay work on Colorado 145

May 26, 2019

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Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office awards scholarship to Tatum Majors

Sheriff Steven D. Nowlin awards Tatum Majors of Dolores High School with Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office scholarship award.du1-i-syn The Journal…

May 26, 2019

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League of Women Voters of Montezuma County to hear about China

League of Women Voters of Montezuma County will meet on at 10 a.m. June 8 at the Dolores Public Library…

May 26, 2019

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Great Dane fatally shot by neighbor in Bayfield

Shooter cited with animal cruelty

May 25, 2019

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Authorities raid 247 homes growing black market pot

Dave Young, 17th Judicial District attorney, center, makes a point Friday in Denver while U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn, left, and…

May 25, 2019

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WWII Code Talker, longtime N.M. lawmaker dies at 94

Democratic New Mexico state Sen. John Pinto talks about his career as a lawmaker on American Indian Day in the…

May 24, 2019

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Douglas Bruce, author of TABOR spending bill, is convicted

Former Colorado lawmaker failed to appear for hearing

May 24, 2019

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CBI seeks help in 20-year-old cold case

Dale Williams mysteriously disappeared 20 years ago

May 23, 2019

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Students learn to protect their minds from toxic stress

Techniques build resiliency, prevent trauma from shaping lives

May 23, 2019

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Partisan bills compete to reform hard-rock mining laws

Democrats and Republicans propose different solutions

May 23, 2019

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Durango man suspected of possessing child pornography

Law enforcement says Lucas Schoepke had images, videos on his phone, computer

May 23, 2019

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Mancos school board approves personnel items

Nonrenewal of teacher contract, revised position for Showalter

May 22, 2019

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Could Colorado lose its industrial advantage over hemp?

Hemp farming in Montezuma and La Plata counties is off to a good start, but some worry Southwest Colorado lacks…

May 22, 2019

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Dolores school board approves raises

Salary increases key to teacher retention, superintendent says

May 22, 2019

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Forest Service sued over decision to use chain saws in wilderness areas

Conservation groups argue federal land agency operated in secret, broke law

May 22, 2019

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Man dies in Montezuma County jail

Autopsy on Michael McMordie planned this week

May 22, 2019

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Cortez Public Library announces June storytimes

Cortez Public Library announces the storytime lineup for June.du1-i-syn The Journal Cortez Public Library has announced the following June storytime…

May 22, 2019