Montezuma County presents new contract to operate fairgrounds racetrack Previous promoter dropped out because of contract dispute October 4, 2021
Update: Precipitation headed to Southwest Colorado, but milder winter expected A weaker La Niña likely will lead to a milder winter, though snow has already fallen in Southwest Colorado October 4, 2021
Amendment 78: Voters will decide if lawmakers should have more oversight of spending Supporters say the measure will increase transparency; opponents call it a partisan ploy to disrupt government October 4, 2021
Update: Facebook’s global outage gradually dissipating Service restored Monday evening; Facebook pages in Durango and Cortez affected October 4, 2021
Hundreds participate in downtown Durango Women’s March Activists advocate for reproductive rights, political engagement October 4, 2021
Doubleheader split keeps Panthers atop league M-CHS softball rallies past Meeker to take Game 2 October 3, 2021
Mancos holds off Dove Creek in epic Mountain League clash Bluejays rely on defense, aerial attack to top Bulldogs October 3, 2021
Dolores schools move to remote learning for a week After seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases, Dolores schools are moving to remote learning for the week of Oct. 4-7 October 2, 2021
‘Creepy but beautiful’ October art exhibit launches at Dolores Public Library And it’s just in time for Halloween October 2, 2021
Demons sweep team, individual titles at Hillcrest Fort Lewis use meet to prepare for upcoming competitions October 2, 2021
Wild horses run free, or can get hired to serve community Bureau of Land Management offers wild horses for use in law enforcement October 2, 2021
Why climate change is making it harder to chase fall foliage Leaf peeping seasons have been disrupted as the planet warms October 2, 2021
Montezuma-Cortez decides on two-week mask mandate for students School board OKs student mask mandate beginning Monday, allows board to vote by phone for remote learning October 1, 2021
Silverton is about as vaccinated as it can get. But it still has COVID. Shots alone aren’t enough to prevent spread because of porous geographic boundaries and waning vaccine effectiveness October 1, 2021
Controversial Republican state Rep. Ron Hanks files to run for U.S. Senate in 2022 Hanks, who lives in Fremont County, has peddled baseless claims about the 2020 presidential election being fraudulent October 1, 2021
The ACLU has become a powerful player at the Colorado Capitol. But at what cost? Organization’s policy team resigned this month after running an ambitious legislative agenda October 1, 2021
Drilling leases on 58,000 acres in public land in Colorado were awarded without proper environmental review A federal judge was asked to void the leases awarded in 2018, but she instead ordered ‘remedial action’ October 1, 2021
Should methane rules extend to older wells? U.S. Sens. Bennet, Hickenlooper seek to extend Obama-era protections to orphaned and abandoned sites October 1, 2021
Dolores rescheduling homecoming events after virus spike The district saw an upward trend in COVID-19 cases this week, particularly in the secondary school October 1, 2021
Dolores Bears end three-year drought with big win Dolores Bears Quarterback Wyatt Koskie tosses the ball to Dylan Rantz in this file photo.Sam Green/Special to The Journal Dolores… October 1, 2021
Woman injured in shooting near Kemper Elementary is identified Woman was found in back of car on the way to hospital, police say October 1, 2021
Durango/Farmington bike tour becomes an official event Half the tour is on pavement, half on dirt September 30, 2021
White Mesa Mill in southeast Utah enters the rare earth market Energy Fuels seeks to create a domestic supply; industrial plant near Ute Mountain tribe has divisive history September 30, 2021
Cortez woman named Colorado queen of weight-loss organization Courtesy photoJudy Echols of Cortez. who lost Judy Echols of Cortez, who lost 46.25 pounds, is the Colorado 2020 Queen… September 30, 2021