Jim Mimiaga
Position: Journal staff writer

Colorado Highway 184 is reopened after repair

New culvert installed; flooding caused three-week closure

Southwest Memorial Hospital relocates Park Street clinic to main campus

Patients will see providers at Medical Office Building starting May 8; hospital’s Interventional Spine services will discontinue this summer

Cortez Recreation Center to host job fair April 21-22

Fifty positions available; lifeguards needed to open outdoor pool, will train

Local authors debut Mesa Verde Writers Conference

Four successful authors will host immersive workshops in fiction and poetry at the scenic Harmony Barn in Mancos

Water reuse gains attention in drought era

Colorado has regulations for gray water systems; La Plata County considering a new ordinance

Earth Day cleanup will be April 22 at Carpenter Natural Area

Volunteers needed to pull invasive weeds, work on trails

Update: Ignacio teen killed in crash near Mancos is identified

Driver of Chevy Suburban suspected of vehicular homicide and DUI

Update: Morosko sentenced to jail in Cortez for fatal shooting of bowhunter

Convicted felon may not own firearms; defense plans appeal

Collective forms to address economic and social recovery in Southwest Colorado

Montezuma Community Collective one of 16 formed in the state under the Colorado Resilience Office

Electric bike program serves older adults in Cortez

4CORE awarded grants to provide 25 electric bikes for nominal fee; CDOT funds electric vehicle education for Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

Dolores proposes to close portion of escarpment for safety reasons

Hillside along Road 31 was recently annexed by town; new town treasurer appointed

Four Corners Lecture Series features archaeology and Southwest history

2023 series kicks off in April in Cortez; view presentations in person or via Zoom