Position: City editor, Journal staff writer

Email: parmijo@the-journal.com

Phone Number: (970) 564-6033

Female pedestrian killed on South Broadway

A pedestrian was run over and killed by a hit-and-run driver shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday on South Broadway. Cortez Police Department Patrol Lt. Andy Brock said Geraldine Castilleja was hit near...

DATE: April 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire ban set to start April 20 in Montezuma County

Montezuma County commissioners Tuesday ordered a fire ban to begin Monday and reviewed COVID-19 preparations. Sheriff Steve Nowlin recommended a fire ban after talking with fire chiefs across the...

DATE: April 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Is government response to health crisis causing irreversible damage to civil liberties?

Does America in the era of COVID-19 have Benjamin Franklin spinning in his grave? Franklin famously wrote in a letter, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary...

DATE: April 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County Meals on Wheels service doubles in wake of COVID-19

The key to cooking for a lot of people is to use your imagination and to never make the same mistake twice, says Rebecca Lee chef at the Cortez Senior Center. “It’s easier if you know how many...

DATE: April 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cold front has Palisade worried about its peaches

Claire Robb of C&R Farms in Palisade is preparing to bring out her heaters and wind machines to protect the 120 acres of orchards the farm has in peaches and other fruit trees from what could be a...

DATE: April 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College clears equipment bins to help Mercy, other hospitals

With classes meeting remotely through the remainder of the semester, Fort Lewis College biology professor Steven Fenster began collecting and inventorying items he could donate to Mercy Regional...

DATE: April 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Social distancing reduces number of Detox referrals

The number of people seeking care at Detox has halved since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, but as restrictions and stresses build through the monthlong stay-at-home order, numbers may rise....

DATE: April 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Second round of COVID-19 testing delayed in San Miguel County

San Miguel County has delayed the second round of testing of all county residents for COVID-19 because the lab processing the results is swamped with work from New York. The county entered a...

DATE: April 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

City of Durango begins budget cuts forced by coronavirus

More than 30 projects planned by the city of Durango in the 2020 budget have been deferred or scaled back, including the pedestrian bridge over the Animas River at 32nd Street, repairs to the...

DATE: April 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

StoneAge secures hard-to-get N95 masks

Working with a Chinese distributor, StoneAge Water Blast Tools and Equipment has secured 1,000 hard-to-get N95 masks and is working to bring in other personal protective equipment for medical...

DATE: April 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

After stumbling, ABC Denver airs on DirecTV in La Plata County

After a frustrating weekend for many DirecTV subscribers in La Plata County, KMGH, the ABC affiliate based in Denver, appears to be activated for county subscribers on the satellite system’s...

DATE: March 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango businesses report losing at least 70% of sales

More than half of Durango and La Plata County businesses responding to a survey about the COVID-19 pandemic say they have lost 70% of their business or closed their doors. Two hundred and...

DATE: March 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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