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Email: jmimiaga@the-journal.com

Phone Number: (970) 564-6034

Arson suspected after fire destroys Dolores home

A man wanted for questioning in a fire that destroyed a home on County Road 27 led to a five-hour manhunt Monday afternoon in the Rustic Ridge area, Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin said on...

DATE: Sept. 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Classic sport cars to stop in Dolores

On Sept. 15, a parade of classic sport and race cars will be stopping in Dolores in front of the Galloping Goose Museum. The Colorado Grand tour is an annual charity tour featuring pre-1960 race...

DATE: Sept. 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

What to do with the Justice Center?

When the new combined courthouse is completed late next summer, there will be an exodus from two Montezuma County buildings as departments and court staff are shuffled to new office locations.The...

DATE: Sept. 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Phil's World trail plan avoids eagle nest

The long-anticipated preliminary Environmental Assessment of the proposed Phil’s World trail expansion has been released by the Tres Rios office of the Bureau of Land Management.The 107-page...

DATE: Sept. 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

McElmo farm gains certification for grass-fed operation

Canyon of the Ancients Guest Ranch in McElmo Canyon is the first farming business in Colorado to be certified grass-fed by A Greener World, a national sustainable farming organization.The...

DATE: Sept. 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rico tests the water for uses of geothermal resources

Rico is blessed with geothermal resources, but tapping into the underground hot water resource for commercial purposes within town is easier said than done, and costly. The Colorado School of Mines...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cloud seeders get upgrade in mountains above Dolores

A remote-operated cloud-seeding generator is being installed in the mountains above Dolores in an attempt to improve snowpack and runoff into McPhee Reservoir.The Dolores Water Conservancy District...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Broadband project is still alive, but it hinges on SB 152

A proposed $39 million internet broadband project for Montezuma County is moving forward, but proponents have shifted their immediate focus to a measure on the November ballot.In November, voters...

DATE: Aug. 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Biochar seen as potential market for forest

A type of biomass may be an untapped market for the vast stands of ponderosa pine in the San Juan National Forests that are in dire need of thinning. Ponderosa timber does not have a very lucrative...

DATE: Aug. 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Historic McElmo flume awarded final funding

The historic McElmo Flume is set to get a final makeover, thanks to a $180,000 grant awarded this month to Montezuma County from the Colorado State Historical Society. “It is the last piece of the...

DATE: Aug. 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajos host permaculture workshop

The Mexican Water Chapter of the Navajo Nation is hosting three workshops this fall to show residents how to plant permaculture style “food forests.” The free workshops are open to anyone and will...

DATE: Aug. 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Towaoc woman pleads not guilty to murder charge

A Towaoc woman has pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge, and has been released on a $100,000 bond to a halfway house in Durango while her case moves forward, according to federal...

DATE: Aug. 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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