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Home-heating assistance available for those in need

Colorado’s Low-income Energy Assistance Program, which provides financial assistance with home heating bills, is accepting applications. LEAP, a federally funded…

November 8, 2013

Local News

Health and incident teams train for crises

Dramatic emergency situations are often played out on television, and we watch the panic, confusion and destruction from the comfort…

November 8, 2013

Local News

Schools scramble after 66 loses vote

Tax for education soundly rejected

November 8, 2013

Local News

Sugar Pine Ranch biker rally ends

Sugar Pine Ranch Rally organizers have decided to end the annual Labor Day weekend motorcycle rally near Mancos after a…

November 8, 2013

Local News

County past lost in storage

Historical society seeks museum location

November 8, 2013

DS - News

Kokanee return to spawn in Dolores

Thanks to increased flows on the Dolores River from summer monsoon rains, the kokanee salmon had enough water to make…

November 6, 2013

DS - News

Manuel Heart takes Ute oath

Chairman: Tribes need to coordinate their efforts

November 6, 2013

DS - News

Admission waived at Mesa Verde

MESA VERDE – The National Park Service and Mesa Verde National Park will join the nation in honoring military veterans…

November 6, 2013

DS - News

Hesperus ski swap celebrates 50th year

Peter May-Ostendorp buys skis at Hesperus Ski Patrol's ski swap at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. At left is Sara…

November 6, 2013

DS - Education

Donation brings back theater in Dolores schools

An anonymous theater fan has donated $10,000 toward the Dolores School District to bring back the drama club for students.…

November 6, 2013

DS - News

Judge amends charges in Roatcap case

Charges against a Dolores man accused of starting the Roatcap Fire in October 2012 have been amended to include seven…

November 6, 2013

DS - News

Vass, McHenry win board seats

Dolores school officials and their spouses waited out election results at the Montezuma County clerk’s office Tuesday evening, but left…

November 6, 2013

DS - News

Bus line will go to Grand Junction

Long-distance bus service from Durango to Grand Junction is set to arrive in the region in the near future. Roadrunner…

November 6, 2013

DS - News

Sugar Pine Ranch biker rally ends

Lead singer for Two Mile Train performs at the Sugar Pine Ranch Rally. This year's rally was the last as…

November 6, 2013

MT - News

Mancos elects two school board members

Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Thane Hagelgantz drops his ballot in the box to vote Tuesday at the Montezuma County clerk's office.du1-i-syn Exactly…

November 6, 2013

Local News

Cortez Fire District tax referendum passes

Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Thane Hagelgantz drops his ballot in the box to vote Tuesday at the Montezuma County clerk's office.du1-i-syn Exactly…

November 6, 2013

MT - News

Task force will ID sites

Public invited to help inventory town's historic structures

November 5, 2013

MT - News

Burn scar from Weber Fire offers a teachable moment

With a magnifying glass, some curious, youthful eyes recently gazed at a tiny helicopter seed in new, nutrient rich soils.…

November 5, 2013

MT - News

Area drivers pay more for gas than Colorado average

Gasoline prices in Cortez have fallen sharply recently, but buyers are getting squeezed at the pumps. On Main Street Tuesday,…

November 5, 2013

MT - Sports

Miramonte Reservoir opens for fishing

NORWOOD – Miramonte Reservoir is ready for anglers again. Nearly 100,000 trout were stocked into the lake on Oct. 17-18…

November 5, 2013

Local News

Kokanee return to spawn in Dolores

Thanks to increased flows on the Dolores River from summer monsoon rains, the kokanee salmon had enough water to make…

November 5, 2013

MT - News

Manuel Heart takes Ute oath, says tribes need to coordinate their efforts

New Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Chairman Manual Heart takes the oath of office.Sam Green/Cortez Journal TOWAOC – The booming beats…

November 5, 2013

MT - Columnists

Sebelius gets 1 right on health exchange

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said it’s illegal for her to obtain insurance on the exchanges set up…

November 5, 2013

MT - News

Mystery of lost war medals is revealed

With tears streaming down her face, Ester Reed gently placed her fingers on a display case of military honors awarded…

November 5, 2013