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La Plata County Commissioners voted 2-1 on Tuesday to retain Bob Wolff as the county’s representative to the Southwestern Water Conservation District. The water district is comprised of one...

“You don’t have to go through this alone.” With that simple statement, Torey Archuleta, a Fort Lewis College freshmen majoring in elementary education, explained the greatest benefit she had...

A faction of La Plata County residents who oppose the county’s proposed land-use codes believe the work is part of an international conspiracy led by the United Nations to create a “New World...

Montezuma-Cortez High School announced Tuesday that wrestler Matthew Broughton and the team’s coaching staff will receive a police escort through town as they head to the Colorado state tournament...

A body discovered Friday in the Sage Hen area has been identified as Erick Hurley, 31, who has been missing since March, reports Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin. Two locals searching for...

The chances of being struck by lightning? 1 in 280,000. The chances of spotting an albino raccoon? 1 in 750,000. Yet, last week, a La Plata County family found a rare albino raccoon, albeit dead,...

Updates on ranching and range issues were presented at the Southwestern Colorado Livestock Association meeting Saturday at the Cortez Elks Lodge. The weak winter snowpack of less than 40 percent of...

After months of construction, The Rock Lounge, a rock climbing gym, plans to reopen in two weeks at a new location on east 30th Street in Durango. The new training space will fill a void that was...

The Journal is now publishing local restaurant inspection reports provided monthly by the Montezuma County Health Department. Inspections of all retail food facilities are done yearly, and in some...

The Montezuma County mounted patrol division’s search and rescue skills were put to the test for the first time on Feb. 2. When the county first acquired the three horses that make up the mounted...

During its Tuesday meeting, the Cortez City Council will hold a public hearing on whether to approve a retail marijuana license for the town’s sixth dispensary, among other action items. The...