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A proposed hiking and biking trail that would connect Dolores with Granath Mesa and the Boggy Draw trail system has gained momentum and has preliminary support from residents, landowners, the Town...

The Journal San Juan National Forest’s Dolores Ranger District will close the main McPhee Reservoir boat ramp Oct. 31 to all motorized and trailered boats. Inspections for aquatic nuisance species...

The Good Food Collective, a nonprofit based in Durango, extended its reach into Montezuma County this year, and volunteers have gathered more than 2 tons of fruit and vegetables that have been...

La Plata and Archuleta counties are seeing a “significant” rise in COVID-19 cases, according to San Juan Basin Public Health. In three weeks, the counties reported an increase of 88 cases among...

After upholding the 10-acre minimum lot size for the Dolores Valley in a previous meeting, Montezuma County commissioners agreed Tuesday to retain the 3-acre minimum lot size in the county outside...

DENVER — Colorado on Friday released its distribution plan an approved coronavirus vaccine when it becomes publicly available as the state faced a deadline to submit it to the U.S. Centers for...

The Farmington Regional Animal Shelter is tackling an animal surgery backlog, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the help of about $15,000 in donations. When the coronavirus pandemic struck New...

The fourth grade class of Mancos Elementary School is painting moose, mountain lion and red fox tracks along sidewalks in Mancos to connect the three town parks – Boyle, Cottonwood and Northside....

SILVERTON – A wildfire burning in the San Juan Mountains west of Silverton slowed its spread Tuesday after roaring to life Monday, scorching 508 acres and trapping 23 hikers on the popular...

Montezuma County has seen a spike in new COVID-19 cases, according to the county Health Department and Southwest Health System. As of Oct. 16, there were 174 total confirmed positive cases, up from...

A wildfire that broke out Monday west of Silverton in the San Juan Mountains, trapping about 20 hikers near the popular Ice Lakes trailhead, quickly grew to an estimated 320 acres by the end of the...