Jim Mimiaga
Position: Journal staff writer

Snowstorm hits San Juan Mountains

Avalanche risk increases; but little snow sticks in lower valleys

Historian brought to life the tales of Montezuma County

June Head leaves a legacy of research and stories; decades of work culminated in new Heritage Museum in Cortez

Parade of Lights glitters along Main Street Cortez

Santa Claus arrives via a Classic Air helicopter, a new holiday tradition

Parade of Lights sparks the holiday spirit tonight in downtown Cortez

A Family First Christmas is the theme

BLM restores East Paradox Creek near Bedrock

Blown-out banks flooded Paradox salinity project, left historic cottonwood gallery on Dolores River without water

Investigators seek information on missing trailer from Mesa Verde National Park

Construction equipment in trailer valued at $40,000; was part of road project clearing hazardous rocks

Compost facility at Montezuma County landfill gets upgrade

New equipment purchased; sales are up and expanded facility planned

Collision of semitrailer and pickup on U.S. 491 causes injuries

Highway closed at County Road N for two hours; man flown to St. Mary’s Medical Center

Mesa Verde horses go up for adoption

Wild herd has been tamed by Mustang Camp; adoption sign-up started and application process begins soon

Festivals of wreaths and trees benefit disabled people

Community Connections event features holiday events, scavenger hunt

New conservation easement protects archaeology and farmland in Yellow Jacket

Protected private land in Montezuma County borders Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

Fire engulfs vacant building in south Cortez

No injuries reported; cause is suspicious and under investigation, officials said