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Deadline for Montezuma County disaster loans is Friday

The Journal To assist businesses that have had to closed or had their services limited, the Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado has set up a Disaster Assistance loan fund...

DATE: April 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residence Inn by Marriott in Durango is sold

Prime Hospitality out of Fort Collins, a hotel and motel partnership, has purchased the Residence Inn by Marriott in Durango for $8.2 million. Kalpesh Patel, the registered agent with Prime...

DATE: April 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge to allow fishing, expanded hunting

Southern Colorado’s Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge plans to open sections of land along the Rio Grande River to fishing and expand the allowed acreage for hunting on its protected lands. It is...

DATE: April 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

On the front lines of the outbreak in Southwest Colorado

COVID-19 has occupied every corner of the public’s mind since it struck home, but perhaps no more so than for hospitals and health care workers. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed Southwest Health...

DATE: April 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Arrest made in disappearance, death of Farmington woman

An Arizona man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the disappearance and death of a Farmington woman, whose body was found Feb. 21 in a remote location north of Flagstaff. Mark Gooch was...

DATE: April 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County school districts discuss graduation plans

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced Monday that all K-12 schools throughout the state should remain closed through the end of the year. But while that decision is now out of local districts’...

DATE: April 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Elk rescued from Colorado mine shaft

Sometimes luck is on your side, and the same is true for wildlife. That was the case for an young cow elk rescued April 18 from a mine shaft in the Rio Grande National Forest near Creede. In moment...

DATE: April 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Critical COVID-19 Coverage

Montezuma County discusses plan to reopen businesses

Montezuma County is drafting a plan to reopen nonessential businesses while continuing prevention measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. A Colorado stay-at-home order that closed...

DATE: April 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Partnership aims to wipe out $270,000 in medical debt in Southwest Colorado

A partnership between a Cañon City church and a New York City nonprofit will wipe out nearly $270,000 in medical debt for people and families in Southwest Colorado. Ryan McBride, pastor of the...

DATE: April 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Restaurant owner gets top line on Republican primary ballot

The challenger to U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton is touting winning the top spot on the ballot for the June 30 Republican primary as proof voters are looking for new energy and a fresh face in Congress....

DATE: April 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two-way radios key to Rico avalanche rescue

A trio of backcountry skiers involved in an avalanche March 31 near Rico were prepared for an emergency, but also made questionable decisions before the slide that injured a man, according to a...

DATE: April 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Critical COVID-19 Coverage

Colorado governor unveils ‘safer-at-home’ period to begin Sunday

Gov. Jared Polis on Monday revealed what life will be like in Colorado starting next week when his stay-at-home order lifts, preparing the public for a “marathon” of restrictions likely to last...

DATE: April 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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