Red flag warning issued for Southwest Colorado

Colorado fire weather zones 207 in Montezuma County and 290 in Montrose County.National Weather Service The affected area includes western…

Ex-judge, wife may have died of carbon monoxide poisoning

The bodies of Roger Cisneros, 93, and his wife, Adelia, 89, were found Monday in their southwestern Denver residence.KMGH-TV The…

EPA installs barrier, valve in mine that spilled toxic waste

Kayakers in the Animas River, which was colored from a mine waste spill, on Aug. 6, 2015.Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald…

Who will be next generation’s farmers?

Average age of state’s farmers is almost 59; cost of startup, land are hurdles

Monuments report challenges limits of protections

Antiquities Act, landscapes like Grand Canyon count as ‘objects’ that can be protected

Zinke’s fire memo calls for aggressive forest thinning

policy ignores major drivers of West’s fires

Mancos School bond committee plans outreach on ballot question

Volunteers schedule tours, public meetings

Carol Chamberland offers free public programs at Mesa Verde

Painter Carol Chamberland plans discussion, sketching

Photo: It’s Constitution Week in Cortez

Zinke urges shrinking 4 national monuments in West

memo prompts outcry from environmentalists

Zinke signs order to expand hunting, fishing on public lands

Hunting and fishing ‘a cornerstone of the American tradition’

Photo: Front-row seats to the bear show

A babysitter and two kids watch as a bear and cub play in yard

Dolores volleyball takes down Ignacio, 3-0

Majors scores 11 points off serve

Cortez spoils Ignacio football’s homecoming

Panthers’ offensive and defensive teams step up with big plays

Mounted patrol may ride through Geer, Carpenter parks

officials plan to post signs near Geer

Parents bring complaints against Dolores athletic director, coach

Football game leads to talk of bullying

Cortez student receives Pinhead Institute Internship

Miles spent summer studying marine biology

Water dragon feeds Pleasant View farm

Experimental drip line system tested on Pleasant View farm

Sheriff Blotter

11:02 p.m.: A woman and a juvenile were issued summonses at Dolores High School, 1301 Central Ave., on suspicion of…

Demolition begins at Mancos Western Excelsior plant

Stephanie Alderton/The Journal<br><br>Demolition is underway at the Western Excelsior plant in Mancos. The plant burned down in May, and company…

Fire district covers dispatch, new station, chief’s evaluation

fire board discusses station construction, dispatched firefighters

Snow falls in mountains near Telluride

Snow fell Thursday night in Southwest Colorado’s mountains, including the San Miguels near Telluride. “It is a sign that fall…

Region 9 report reveals slight job growth in Montezuma County

Employment study shows increased service jobs

Thursday lightning strikes cause small fires near Cortez

Firefighters extinguish three trees