Jim Mimiaga
Position: Journal staff writer

Panthers swim team prepares for season

Team hopes to build on last season’s improvements

County awarded grant for child protection

Money freed up after report of lapses in social service offices

Montezuma-Cortez catering class gains support for meals

Diana Coulter’s catering class at Montezuma-Cortez high school is buzzing with excitement as enthusiastic students mix, blend, bake, and dream up recipes for the holiday season. B...

Racial, sexist remarks in M-CHS student paper cause backlash

Two Montezuma-Cortez High School students made provocative remarks in the school newspaper when asked what they would be and why if reincarnated. On the opinion page of the Novemb...

Tractor joins Goose as roadside draw in Dolores

Mayor says baler gives drivers reason to pause, pull over, visit the town

Walking strong

Easterners hit pavement to raise money for cancer survivors

Federal land management favors native fish

Two suckers and a chub struggle in low water of Dolores River

Ute, Navajos struggle with diabetes

Awareness is there, now it’s time for action, leaders say

A new roadside draw

Dolores is sporting some new agricultural yard art, courtesy of Mayor Val Truelsen. An early 20th century International Harvester Hay Press has found a new home next to the old Do...

Pleasant View author lands first book deal

Briana Vedsted encouraged to write at early age

Phil's World plans face BLM impact study

A plan to expand Phil's World, a popular mountain bike park near Cortez, is undergoing environmental and cultural resource studies by the BLM. After a year-and-a-half on the shelf...

Landowner accused of letting company dump waste on land

Colorado regulators are accusing a Montezuma County landowner of allowing use of an agricultural field for dumping industrial wastes without a valid access permit. In a Oct. 30 le...