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Email: jmimiaga@the-journal.com

Phone Number: (970) 564-6034

Man sentenced for role in death of 2 girls

A man charged with crimes connected to the death of two children in Norwood in 2017 was sentenced June 4, according to the San Miguel Sheriff’s Office. Ashford Nathaniel Archer was sentenced to...

DATE: June 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Boys spur search and rescue effort after falling from raft

Search and rescue teams swarmed to the Dolores River south of Rico on Monday evening to search for two boys who had fallen out of a raft in swift water. The teenagers, both 17, were found safe...

DATE: June 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wood manufacturer announces plan for mill near Dolores

A new wood manufacturing plant is being planned on property southwest of Dolores. Jeff Bunnell, of Iron Wood Group LLC, said the company is refurbishing a warehouse on Road T in Montezuma County...

DATE: June 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Six inner-tubers rescued on Dolores River

Six Dolores County youths reported missing on the Lower Dolores River were found Sunday morning by a Flight for Life helicopter, according to the Dove Creek Fire Department and Dolores County...

DATE: June 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez observes special Flag Day event

The Cortez Elks Lodge presented an impressive Flag Day ceremony and community dinner Friday attended by nearly 200 people. Lodge officials honored the history of the American Flag, explaining...

DATE: June 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man sentenced for role in death of 2 girls

A man charged with crimes connected to the deaths of two children in Norwood in 2017 was sentenced June 4, according to the San Miguel Sheriff’s Office. Ashford Nathaniel Archer was sentenced to 24...

DATE: June 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Flood watch issued for upper Dolores River

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Dolores River from Rico to just below the Taylor Creek confluence beginning Thursday evening and ending Sunday afternoon. A flood watch...

DATE: June 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Chatham County Line to perform in Dolores and Cortez

The bluegrass Americana band, Chatham County Line, will perform at the Dolores River Brewery at 8 p.m. June 19. On June 20, they will play a free show in Cortez at Montezuma Park at 5 p.m. as part...

DATE: June 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

1 person injured Wednesday in Colorado 145 crash

One person was injured in a two-car crash on Colorado 145 Wednesday afternoon, the Colorado State Patrol reported. The crash involved a passenger vehicle and a truck hauling a trailer at mile...

DATE: June 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Boggy Draw prescribed burn wraps up north of Dolores

A prescribed burn in the Boggy Draw recreation area of the San Juan National Forest finished a day early, fire officials said Monday. A forest closure that began Saturday for the burn area remains...

DATE: June 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Update: State Patrol identifies Arizona man killed on Colorado 145

A 63-year-old man from Arizona driving a GMC pickup truck was killed in a head-on collision with 10-wheel tar tanker at 6:19 p.m. Tuesday on Colorado Highway 145 at mile marker 30, near Taylor...

DATE: June 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores River stays below flood stage in town

The Dolores River at the town of Dolores reached peak flows this week from above average snowpack runoff, but still remains below flood stage, officials report. On Tuesday, the river was flowing at...

DATE: June 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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