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Chief Jeff Vandevoorde requested approval for his resignation from the Cortez Fire Protection District board on Wednesday night. He is retiring after 8½ years serving Cortez and 40 years in the...

The city of Cortez has added a website feature that officials hope will increase government transparency in 2018. In August, City Manager Shane Hale told the City Council that he had been...

The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office is among several departments bracing for the impact of county budget cuts next year. The 2018 county budget calls for about $13 million in expenditures, but...

The New Year marks a significant change for The Journal as we introduce digital subscriptions. This is an important step that will strengthen our ability to bring you extensive coverage of...

Mancos has always been home to a large number of artists, but 2017 was its first full year as a certified Colorado Creative District. Colorado’s first Creative District was certified in 2012. Since...

Mountain bikers have long been banned from wilderness areas because of a phrase in the 1964 Wilderness Act prohibiting “mechanical transport.” But a bill being considered in the U.S. House could...

Rick Stallings, who was accused of killing longtime Durango resident Karen Cugnini, was found guilty of first-degree murder Monday and now faces a possible life sentence without parole. “Stallings...

The artwork of a Dolores youth battling leukemia at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora has been selected for the hospital’s annual holiday card. Nick Lester, 13, is one of nine patients with...

A moderately strong Pacific storm will move through eastern Utah and Western Colorado on Wednesday evening through Thursday, the National Weather Service said. Snowfall will begin in northeast Utah...

A new wave of law enforcement officers will be patrolling Southwest Colorado’s streets following Saturday’s Southwest Regional Law Enforcement Academy commencement ceremony. Twelve cadets stood...

The Sunflower Theatre at KSJD presented the comedy play “Savannah Sipping Society” on four nights in December. The play is directed by Peggy Tennyson and was written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope...