Jim Mimiaga
Position: Journal staff writer

Manuel Heart takes Ute oath

Chairman: Tribes need to coordinate their efforts

Dolores library hires new director

When Debra Ely applied for the director position at the Dolores Library, the first thing she did was look it up online, and was hooked. "I was amazed at the beautiful building, sh...

Donation brings back theater in Dolores schools

An anonymous theater fan has donated $10,000 toward the Dolores School District to bring back the drama club for students. "It is a very heartwarming donation that will launch the...

Vass, McHenry win board seats

Dolores school officials and their spouses waited out election results at the Montezuma County clerk's office Tuesday evening, but left with mixed feelings. Amendment 66, which wo...

Bus line will go to Grand Junction

Long-distance bus service from Durango to Grand Junction is set to arrive in the region in the near future. Roadrunner Stage Lines, based in Ignacio, will make one round-trip per ...

Mancos elects two school board members

Exactly five people showed up at the Montezuma County Clerk's office to hear firsthand the results of the election. And it was a bit of a nail-biter. As unofficial numbers came in...

Cortez Fire District tax referendum passes

Exactly five people showed up at the Montezuma County Clerk's office to hear firsthand the results of the election. And it was a bit of a nail-biter. As unofficial numbers came in...

Kokanee return to spawn in Dolores

Thanks to increased flows on the Dolores River from summer monsoon rains, the kokanee salmon had enough water to make their spawning run this year. Last year, there was no run bec...

Manuel Heart takes Ute oath, says tribes need to coordinate their efforts

TOWAOC - The booming beats of the Catching Eagle Drum Circle introduced Manuel Heart, the newly elected Ute Mountain Ute Tribal chairman, in an impressive swearing-in ceremony Friday morning...

Kokanee return to spawn in Dolores River

Thanks to increased flows on the Dolores River from summer monsoon rains, the kokanee salmon had enough water to make their spawning run this year. Last year, there was no run bec...

CMS students show off folk art talent in Day of Dead

Art and Spanish language students at Cortez Middle school showed off their talent in a Day of the Dead art contest held Nov. 1 at El Burro Pancho, a Mexican restaurant in Cortez. ...

Bus will go to Grand Junction

Daily round-trip route from Durango will pass through Cortez, Dolores, Rico