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Email: jmimiaga@the-journal.com

Phone Number: (970) 564-6034

Dolores Town Board likes orchard idea

The Dolores Town Board considered a request to plant a fruit orchard in an unused portion of Joe Rowell Park.Jude Schuenemeyer of the Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project proposed planting 70-100...

DATE: April 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado heads toward a water and budget crisis, officials say

Colorado water managers said Friday that a growing population and shrinking oil and gas revenues will leave the state with a water shortage and too little money to prevent it. The state’s 5.3...

DATE: April 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa TV ends live broadcast of county commission meetings

Mesa TV has stopped livestreaming Montezuma County commission meetings because of low viewership. “Nobody was watching our livestream on Mondays because they are at work,” said Mesa TV CEO Jedekiah...

DATE: April 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lewis artist shares beading expertise at Dolores library

Long-time beader Betty Schneider, of Lewis, has taken the art form to new and creative places. She will share her artistic beading techniques during a free class on May 20th at the Dolores Library...

DATE: April 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lone Mesa to install wildlife cameras

Wildlife paparazzi, in the form of motion-triggered cameras, will be stationed throughout Lone Mesa State Park this spring. The park was awarded a $6,000 grant from Colorado Parks and Wildlife and...

DATE: April 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Grantiply coaches grant-writing for nonprofits

A Dolores resident has created an online training center for nonprofit grant writers. Jeff Sand launched Grantiply in March to coach organizations on researching, writing and presenting better...

DATE: April 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Locals discuss mussels, boating regulations in Cortez

Colorado lakes are free of the invasive quagga and zebra mussels that have caused havoc in some states, in part because of rigorous boat inspections, according to a specialist with the Colorado...

DATE: April 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bears Ears spares uranium over dinosaurs

BLUFF – What was left out of the new Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah is upsetting paleontologists, but relieving uranium miners. Paleontologist Rob Gay, of Museums of Western...

DATE: March 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma Valley Irrigation restricts county access to water

The Montezuma Valley Irrigation Co. has again tightened control of its water resources, telling the county road department that it will face theft charges if it draws its share of the water from an...

DATE: March 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores to open infant-toddler center

The Dolores School District will add infants and toddlers to its student body beginning next school year. The preschool was awarded $25,000 in grants from the Buell Foundation and the Colorado...

DATE: March 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Expert on bullying to speak at Dolores High School

Dolores Schools presents “Parenting with Wit and Wisdom” by best-selling author and speaker Barbara Coloroso on April 11 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the main high school gym. Coloroso is an expert...

DATE: March 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Boating season begins early as McPhee Reservoir fills

A boating release on the Dolores River below McPhee Dam will begin earlier than expected, water managers announced Monday. A warm March has started the runoff early into McPhee Reservoir, which is...

DATE: March 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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