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Email: jmimiaga@the-journal.com

Phone Number: (970) 564-6034

Forest Service analysis released on aspen logging project

The Dolores Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest has released a draft Environmental Assessment for an aspen logging project. The proposed project targets mature aspen stands in five...

DATE: June 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

The Ute Mountain Roundup: Looking back at a Cortez celebration

The 89th annual Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo offers a chance for wranglers, bull riders and even young mutton busters to prove their mettle. But it’s also a celebration of community, of time-honored...

DATE: June 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

May restaurant inspections: Two Dolores restaurants have minor slips

Colorado has implemented new restaurant inspection regulations that took effect Jan. 1. The Colorado Retail Food Establishment Rules and Regulations are based on a national standard for retail food...

DATE: June 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Frazier Shows carnival a Cortez summer tradition

At the Frazier Shows carnival Friday night, friends and family had fun socializing and taking thrill rides with names like Cliff Hanger, Freak Out, Starship and Vertigo. This is the 24th year...

DATE: June 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rockfall northeast of Dolores rattles neighborhood

A cliff where two house-size boulders came loose and tumbled onto Colorado Highway 145 on May 24 will be analyzed further for potential rockfall risk, according to the Colorado Department of...

DATE: June 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Crow Canyon cuts 12 staff, announces turnaround plan

As part of a financial turnaround, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center announced an 18 percent cut in administrative staff this week. In January, the education and research campus west of Cortez saw...

DATE: June 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Feasibility study considered for convention center

After initial research, informal surveys, and brainstorming sessions for a new convention center in Montezuma County, it is now time for a feasibility study, according to a small group of...

DATE: June 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Shiprock man sentenced to 30 years for Towaoc sex assault

A Shiprock man was sentenced this week by a Durango federal court for aggravated sexual assault near Towaoc in July. Merle Denezpi was sentenced Monday to serve 30 years in prison and 10 years on...

DATE: June 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Towaoc man who attacked BIA officer sentenced

A Towaoc man was sentenced this week in federal court for the attempted murder of a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer last year, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Wendell Mills Jr., of...

DATE: June 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

UPDATE: Cooler weather helps Dolores River stay within its banks

The Dolores River and its West Fork tributary are running high and fast but are not at flood stage, officials report. The Dolores River at Dolores was flowing at 2,860 cubic feet per second...

DATE: June 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Veterans lodge allowed in subdivision near Dolores

A landowner’s plan for a lodge in The Forks subdivision to assist veterans is allowable because commercial use was designated in the 1971 covenants, the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners...

DATE: June 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Investigators conclude Burro Fire likely human-caused

The 2018 Burro Fire that torched 4,600 acres of the San Juan National Forest northeast of Dolores and cost more than $3 million to fight, was likely human-caused, according to a completed...

DATE: June 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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