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No COVID-19 restrictions planned in Weld County

GREELEY (AP) – Officials in Weld County plan to promote personal responsibility to stop the spread of COVID-19 now that Colorado has given counties the power to make decisions about public h...

BLM provides update on West Dolores Rim prescribed burns

The Journal BLM Tres Rios Field Office will conduct prescribed burns beginning April 16 or when conditions allow. Several burns will be conducted to treat up to 2,685 acres of Gam...

Photos: Erosion control in the Animas River

Cortez Public Library open with limited capacity

The Journal The Cortez Public Library is open with limited capacity from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. Curbside pickup will remain an option for those who prefer ...

San Juan College to host virtual AstroFriday

San Juan College Planetarium will present AstroFriday featuring “Apollo 13 – Houston We’ve Got a Problem” at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday on Zoom. The 28-minute video depicts the voy...

Dolores Farmers Market to open June 2

The Journal Dolores Farmers Market will open June 2, and will run from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, June through October at Flander’s Park in the center of town. Vendors w...

Editorial cartoons

Our View: Health care bill steps in the right direction

Coloradans – and especially rural Southwest Coloradans – are in trouble when it comes to health care costs. Prior to the pandemic, some 11.2% of people in Southwest Colorado couldn’t afford ...

Cortez Fire Protection District to perform pile burns

The Journal Cortez Fire Protection District, in cooperation with private landowners, will perform prescribed pile burns across the district over the next few months. Co...

Dolores Public Library hosts regional artists’ exhibits

The Journal Dolores Public Library will host the first in a series of regional art exhibits in April. Featured is the landscape and wildlife paintings of local artist A...

Community kitchen gets donated eco-friendly lighting

The Journal Local real estate investor Joshua Mischke partnered with a local donor to replace outdated fluorescent light fixtures at Grace’s Kitchen, which provides takeout meals ...

Community Calendar

Cortez Wednesday, April 14 Cortez Presentation on “The last of the Old West: A cautionary tale” with author Vince Lee, 6-7 p.m., on Cortez library’s Zoom. Special moderator bes...