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Email: jmimiaga@the-journal.com

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Water from oil and gas drilling used on county roads

Montezuma County gravel roads are typically treated with a mixture of magnesium chloride and water to keep the dust down.But the county road department has added an ancient dust-control product...

DATE: Nov. 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wool, leather shop opens in Dolores

A Dolores couple has opened a new shop featuring hand-crafted wool clothing and custom wood and leather products. Red Tail Creations, located at 501 Central Ave., is housed in the old JJ Harris...

DATE: Nov. 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rico-West Dolores trail plan is delayed

A final decision on a much anticipated management plan for recreation trails in the Rico-West Dolores region of the San Juan National Forest has been delayed until spring, forest officials...

DATE: Nov. 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lewis-Arriola fifth-graders embrace recycling

When Lewis-Arriola teacher Alison Robinson sees garbage, she sees creative opportunity and a chance to teach about the virtues of recycling. She passed that lesson on to her fifth-grade class this...

DATE: Nov. 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Nucla men, Tennessee clients busted after 17 elk poached

Two unlicensed hunting guides from Nucla and their Tennessee clients have been convicted and sentenced by a federal court for illegal hunting activities involving poaching trophy elk on the...

DATE: Nov. 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Community rallies to discuss school bullying

Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin on Thursday told participants in a community meeting that school policies must adjust to the dangers of bullying. Nowlin, whose granddaughter took her own...

DATE: Nov. 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Company eyes Dove Creek for hemp plant

A Florida firm is interested in purchasing an abandoned sunflower processing plant in Dove Creek to process hemp crops. Bayfront Capital, of Bradenton, Florida, is negotiating to purchase the...

DATE: Nov. 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

Standing Rock protesters share stories in Cortez

In Cortez Tuesday, locals heard firsthand accounts of the protest on the Standing Rock reservation against the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. The forum, held at St. Barnabas Church, was...

DATE: Nov. 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores students show appreciation for veterans

Local veterans were honored Friday, Nov. 11 by Dolores students who sang patriotic songs and read poignant passages during a moving ceremony on campus. “We thank you for the sacrifice, we thank you...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Invasive mussels’ risk limits access on McPhee

New gates on McPhee Reservoir boat ramps will be installed this year to help control access and prevent an invasive mussel contamination, managers said Monday. But at least one recreation business...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Orphaned cub found in Dolores to get company

A mountain lion cub rescued near Dolores on Oct. 13 will be paired with another orphaned cub at the Schneegas Wildlife Foundation rehabilitation center in Silt, reports Colorado Parks and Wildlife....

DATE: Nov. 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Student remembered at memorial service

More than 400 people mourned the loss of a Dolores elementary student Sunday during a public memorial service on the school campus.Alana Dawn Nowlin was remembered as a kind and thoughtful child...

DATE: Nov. 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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