Briefs

Durango train in running to win USA Today’s ‘Best Train Ride’

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad was nominated to win USA Today’s ‘Best Train Ride’ contest as part of its…

May 4, 2022

San Juan Forest to open seasonally closed roads

San Juan National Forest is beginning to open seasonally closed roads. Columbine Ranger District will begin opening low elevation roads…

April 25, 2022

Red Cross opens Southwest Colorado office

American Red Cross of Western Colorado announced the opening of an office in Durango at 700 Main Ave. The new…

April 25, 2022

Four Corners Prostate Cancer Support Group to host public forum

Four Corners Prostate Cancer Support Group will host a public forum at 6 p.m., May 3 at the Durango Public…

April 25, 2022

Frontier Airlines to restore nonstop service to Las Vegas in June

Durango-La Plata County Airport announced that Frontier Airlines will restore nonstop service between Durango and Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International…

April 18, 2022

San Juan Regional Medical Center chief nursing officer wins Executive Nurse Leadership Award

Suzanne Smith (right) receives the Executive Nurse Leadership Award in Albuquerque. (Photo Courtesy of San Juan Regional Medical Center) San…

April 7, 2022

BLM to highlight process for adopting wild horses and burros

Tres Rios Field Office will host a presentation highlighting the Bureau of Land Management’s process for adopting wild horses and…

April 5, 2022

Controlled burn planned for Disappointment Valley

A prescribed burn took place this weekend in the Boggy Draw area 8 miles north of Dolores. (Courtesy San Juan…

April 4, 2022

Mancos Middle School announces third quarter honor roll

High Honors: 4.0 GPA with All As Sixth Grade: Cuinn Archer, Tinsley Aspromonte, Eleanor Barnhurst, Colter Dennison, Zack Erickson, Paislee…

April 1, 2022

San Juan Regional Medical Center president leaves organization

San Juan Regional Medical Center’s president and CEO, Jeff Bourgeois, is leaving the organization effective March 31. Bourgeois served as…

March 31, 2022

City of Cortez to host cleanup week

Cortez has Cleanup Week will take be held from May 6 through May 10.du1-i-syn The city of Cortez will host…

March 31, 2022

Big O Tires makes donations

Big O Tires donates $500 to Cortez Fire Disctrict. (Photo Courtesy of Jasmine Ramsey) Big O Tires in Cortez donated…

March 31, 2022

Dolores Rotary donates to Imagination Library

Thank you to the Dolores Rotary for their very generous donation to the Montezuma / Dolores County Imagination Library Fund.…

March 31, 2022

Fort Lewis College to host art festival

Fort Lewis College Division of Communication, Creativity, and Aesthetics will host Arts April 2022, a celebration of the arts featuring…

March 29, 2022

San Juan College to give away trees

San Juan College will give away free trees at 8 a.m., April 29 near the Cultural Center on the main…

March 29, 2022

League of Women Voters of Montezuma County to meet

Dolores Water Conservancy District engineer Ken Curtis introduces speakers at an aquatic nuisance meeting in 2017.The Journal file Ken Curtis,…

March 29, 2022

LENA Start to offer classes for parents and caregivers

LENA is partnering with United Way of Southwest Colorado, TeamUP AmeriCorps and San Juan BOCES to host LENA Start, which…

March 28, 2022

McPhee boat ramp to open April 16

A pontoon boat docks at the McPhee Reservoir boat ramp. The ramp at McPhee will open April 17.The Journal file…

March 24, 2022

Pikes Peak Brass Band to perform in Cortez

Southwest Colorado Concerts will host Pikes Peak Brass Band at the Montezuma-Cortez High School auditorium at 7 p.m., April 2.…

March 22, 2022

Tailwind Nutrition named as Colorado Manufacturing Award finalist

La Plata County-based nutrition mix seller Tailwind Nutrition has been named as a finalist in the Consumer Brand of the…

March 22, 2022

Four Corners Back Country Horsemen to host tack and consignment sale

The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen’s annual tack and consignment sale will be April 2 at the La Plata County…

March 21, 2022

Fort Lewis College to host ‘Success for Native America’ panel discussion

First Southwest Bank and First Southwest Community Fund will partner with Fort Lewis College for the second ‘Success for Native…

March 21, 2022

Agenda available for the Southwestern Water Conservation District’s Southwest Water Seminar

The agenda and health guidelines for the Southwestern Water Conservation District’s Southwest Water Seminar are listed in the file below.…

March 21, 2022

CSU Extension Office to host welding workshop

CSU Extension Office and Pueblo Community College Southwest are offering a four-day workshop on welding skills for farming and ranching.…

March 12, 2022