The Journal

Solar lights built into pavement on U.S. 160 at Towaoc

Travelers making their way along U.S. Highway 160 south of Cortez will find they are guided by a section of illuminated roadway near the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation. The Colorado Department...

New Mexico pottery artist will visit Mesa Verde

Mesa Verde National Park will host a pottery-making demonstration by Santa Clara Pueblo-born Starr Tafoya at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 10 at the park’s Visitor and Research Center. Star...

Mount Lookout Grange is preparing to elect officers

Mount Lookout Grange is gearing up for officer elections in September. The open board member positions are for master (president), overseer (vice president), secretary, treasurer,...

Parks in Mancos will be sprayed for weeds

Cottonwood, Boyle becomes exceptions to nonorganic spray

Judy Bryan wins Best of Show at Dolores quilt show

Judy Bryan is the winner of the Best of Show award in the 2016 Dolores Mountain Quilters Guild show, held Friday and Saturday at the Dolores Community Center. Linda Towle is the second-place...

Mesa Verde to host Centennial Fun Run

Mesa Verde National Park staff will host a Centennial Fun Run and Walk on Sept. 17 as part of celebrations for the National Park Service Centennial. A 5.5-mile race will begin at ...

Southwest Health moves forward with $30M expansion

Limited-sales tax to fund project

Southwest Health imaging director recognized for excellence

Wendell Heck, director of medical imaging at Southwest Health System, in August received the Colorado Health Care Star Award, presented by the Colorado Hospital Association and American Sent...

Mancos Harvest Festival takes place Sept. 11

The third annual Mancos Fall Harvest Festival will take place Sept. 11. Participants at the family-friendly potluck meal and are asked to bring tables and chairs, which will line ...

Two overdoses reported this month in Montezuma County

Teen dies after apparent heroin injection

Flooding leaves a muddy aftermath in Cortez

A rainstorm on Tuesday closed the intersection of County Road G and U.S. Highway 160 for about 30 minutes and left a muddy wake that had cleanup crews scrambling on Wednesday morning. The we...

Mudslides slow traffic west of Telluride

Road is open, but delays possible