The Journal

Ridgway State Park swim beach closed; boat ramp open

Due to an unusually dry winter and a paltry spring run-off, the water level is very low at the reservoir at Ridgway State Park officials have closed the reservoir swim beach because of the l...

Ventriloquist and puppets to return to Cortez library

Award-winning ventriloquist Meghan Casey and her Rocky Mountain Puppets will return to perform for the Cortez Public Library’s Summer Reading Family Entertainment Series on Wednesday, July 1...

Town of Rico gains business support and marketing intern

Ryan Taylor will divide time between Rico, West End

BLM to remove 100 wild horses from private lands in southeast Utah

The Bureau of Land Management will begin an effort to gather and remove up to 100 wild horses from private lands adjacent to and within the Range Creek Herd Management Area, according to a p...

Fire, smoke close stretch of U.S. Highway 160

Highway closed from Fort Garland to La Veta

Junior golfers hone their skills at Conquistador Golf Camp

<span class="Drop cap">Approximately 80 participate in weeklong clinic </span>

Police Blotter

Saturday, June 16 5:32 p.m.: A man was arrested in the 200 block of West Montezuma Avenue on suspicion of driving under restraint after he allegedly tried to hit a woman with his ve...

Mancos Valley Resources will hold film fest on June 29-30

Events benefit nonprofits in county

Bush will challenge Tipton for Colorado seat in U.S. House

County picks Republican Stapleton, Democrat Kennedy for governor

Grace’s Kitchen celebrates 20th year of feeding neighbors

More than 90 people attended an Italian dinner on June 23 to raise funds for Grace’s Kitchen and to celebrate the kitchen’s 20th anniversary feeding the community. Grace’s feeds u...

Southwest Health hires practice administrator Craig Oswald

Craig Oswald will join Southwest Health System at the chief medical services officer on Aug. 1, according to spokeswoman Haley Saunders. Oswald, who has worked as a practice admin...

Ridgway RiverFest will go despite low water, drought

The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership, which organizes the Ridgway RiverFest, has decided that the show must go on this year despite record-setting low flows. In its 11th year at ...