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Commissioners air land issues during Tipton visit

Montezuma County commissioners aired grievances about the federal government to the sympathetic ear of Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton during a meeting Wednesday in county chambers.Topics ranged...

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

BLM seeks comments on Gunnison sage grouse amendment

The Bureau of Land Management has released the Gunnison Sage Grouse Rangewide Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a 90-day public comment period,...

DATE: Aug. 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Courthouse entrance debated by city, county

Montezuma County officials got a surprise this week when they learned that city of Cortez planners wanted the main traffic entrance to the new courthouse relocated by 185 feet for safety reasons....

DATE: Aug. 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores starts school August 16

Dolores seemingly will fill up again with students and teachers as the school year starts on Tuesday, Aug. 16. An open house on campus will take place for students and teachers on Monday, Aug. 15...

DATE: Aug. 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores proposes extending ban on pot stores

The Dolores Town Board voted 4-2 Monday on a proposed ordinance that would extend a ban on retail marijuana businesses for an additional two years. The proposed ordinance must still go through a...

DATE: Aug. 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Abert’s squirrel thriving in San Juan National Forest

An adorable gray and white squirrel with distinct ear tufts has become the wildlife mascot of the Ponderosa pine forests above Dolores. Hikers and bikers in the Boggy Draw area are more and more...

DATE: Aug. 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Grange fundraising $60,000 for community food bank

To combat hunger in the community, the Mount Lookout Grange, Mancos FoodShare and Tiopsaye Outreach Group have embarked on a $60,000 fundraising campaign to build a Mancos food pantry for those in...

DATE: Aug. 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Youths shine at junior livestock auction

Cattle, goats, pigs, lambs, poultry and rabbits were all sold to market during a packed auction at the Montezuma County Fair on Saturday. The Junior Livestock Sale featured more than 100 animals...

DATE: Aug. 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Senator Gardner tours local bee farm

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner visited a commercial honey operation in Lewis Tuesday as part of a statewide agriculture tour that began this week in partnership with the Colorado Farm Bureau. “We’re...

DATE: Aug. 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

New yoga studio lifts off in Dolores

The Journal Alana Connelly, owner of The Yoga House in Dolores, wants to bring yoga back to its traditional roots as an everyday therapy for regular people. “Yoga has become very commercialized,...

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

Dolores librarian retires, but starts a ranch nature center

Twelve years ago, Dolores local Kathie Butler retired from a 31-year career as an elementary school teacher, mostly spent in the Mancos school district. But that was not satisfying enough, so she...

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

Forest visitor center serves a world of travelers

Travelers along Colorado Highway 145 near Rico will find an informative, kid-friendly rest stop at the historic San Juan National Forest Visitor Center. Tucked into an aspen grove at 9,000 feet,...

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

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