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Email: jmimiaga@the-journal.com

Phone Number: (970) 564-6034

Montezuma County Republicans turn out for caucuses

Republicans met across the Montezuma County for the Tuesday caucuses to discuss presidential candidates and key election issues. In Precinct 2, in Dolores 60 Republicans met in the back room of...

DATE: March 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sanders defeats Clinton in Montezuma caucuses

Democratic voters across Montezuma County came out in strong support for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Tuesday night. In a preference poll, 412 voters or 66.7 percent of those who...

DATE: March 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lower Dolores River gets impaired status

Colorado has listed 105 miles of the Dolores River between Slick Rock and the Utah state line as an impaired waterway because of high water temperature from chronic low flows. The Water Quality...

DATE: March 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Warm, dry spell opens up Hovenweep hiking

The recent sunny weather has opened up some early season hiking within an hour’s drive of Dolores at Hovenweep National Monument. The Holly trail begins at the campground next to the visitors...

DATE: March 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

County planners, farmers see opportunity for hemp

Montezuma County planners entertained a vision of rolling waves of hemp fields as a way to bolster the local economy. A roundtable discussion on the potential of a local hemp market struck an...

DATE: March 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Celebrate Cedar Mesa event in Bluff

Discover the natural and cultural wonders of southeast Utah during the Celebrate Cedar Mesa event in Bluff, Utah, on March 4-6. The fifth annual event organized by Friends of Cedar Mesa features...

DATE: Feb. 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

County faces Internet hurdle

Montezuma County has allocated $65,000 towards a feasibility study on improving Internet service. Officials contracted with the company Optimum Fiber Solutions to study infrastructure needs and...

DATE: Feb. 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sister arrested in fatal Towaoc stabbing

The sister of a woman fatally stabbed Feb. 8 at a residence on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation has been arrested and charged with murder. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has charged Jaycene...

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

Lone Wolf Welding roams into Dolores

A custom welder and metal artist has set up shop in Dolores. Colorado native Kenneth Vance has opened Lone Wolf Welding in the historic warehouse at Central Avenue and 6th Street. “We bought the...

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

District judge to rule on Rio Grande case

Last winter, Dolores town officials suddenly shut down the Rio Grande Southern Hotel for alleged safety and code violations following two inspections. Now the matter is before a District Judge. On...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Town defends hotel code violations

To protect the health and safety of residents, Dolores town officials had the authority to shut down the Rio Grande Southern Hotel March 6 for alleged code violations, town attorneys say. In a...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rio Grande hotel disputes Dolores code violations

Susie Sieber, owner of the Rio Grande Southern Hotel, has challenged the town’s claim of code violations and that it constituted imminent danger sufficient to shut her hotel down. According to...

DATE: Feb. 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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