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Bread’s downtown shop to open Wednesday

The long wait is over: Bread’s new location in downtown Durango opens Wednesday. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Jeffe Morehart, co-owner of Bread. “It’s just such a beautiful spot.” For...

DATE: April 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lotsa Pasta and That’za Pizza reopening downtown

A Cortez dining staple is coming back to town, with plans to open Mother’s Day weekend. Lotsa Pasta and That’za Pizza operated on the south side of Cortez for about 15 years but closed April 2018...

DATE: April 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan County kicks off Utah Archaeology & Preservation Month with Archaeology Day

The Journal Staff Report Edge of the Cedars State Park and Museum will host the 2019 Archaeology Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 4, as part of Utah’s Archaeology & Preservation Month The...

DATE: April 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

The clock is ticking for lawmakers at the Capitol

With only five days left in the legislative session, state lawmakers still have more than 200 bills left on the calendar, leading many to worry some may die not because of policy concerns, but...

DATE: April 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield School District’s new online monitoring helps identify students in crisis

Bayfield School District is monitoring student activities online this year through new software, and it has allowed staff to successfully intervene with students in crisis. Gaggle tracks...

DATE: April 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos Spring Hoedown draws hundreds to historic Opera House

The Mancos Spring Hoedown came back to town Saturday night after a year off. Hundreds of people showed up to the Mancos Opera House to line dance, listen to the Six Dollar String Band and...

DATE: April 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Neighbors rescue deer struggling in flowing Dolores canal

A Dolores woman jumped into a flowing irrigation ditch off County Road 22 on Sunday to rescue three deer that were struggling to escape. Lenore Sparks was walking near her home when she saw the...

DATE: April 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Galloping Goose offers spring excursions in Animas Valley

The Galloping Goose No.5 is based in Dolores but has been in Durango waiting for spring trips up the Animas Valley on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Because of avalanche danger,...

DATE: April 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos Common Press restoration almost finished

The Mancos Common Press restoration is nearly complete, and its printing presses are readying their wheels for more regular use. The Common Press is a nonprofit dedicated to the restoration of the...

DATE: April 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

GOP, Sen. Gardner hoping voters open to warnings of Democrats’ socialism

ALAMOSA – In this scruffy, high-desert town encircled by prairies and potato farms, Sen. Cory Gardner drew shouts of approval last week for his message that Democrats are shoving the country toward...

DATE: April 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Shots fired out truck window in Dolores; suspect abandons pickup

The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred last Friday evening in Dolores on Second Street. Nobody was injured, Undersheriff Vern Knuckles said Monday, and the...

DATE: April 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde denies access to horse roundup

Planning has begun on a roundup of “trespass” horses at Mesa Verde National Park, and a public adoption process will follow. But the park has denied a request by The Journal to report on and...

DATE: April 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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