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IGNACIO - The price tag for the Gold King Mine disaster has reached about $200,000 for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and additional expenditures are likely, according to Southern Ute Chairman...
DATE: Sept. 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Expect delays on Colorado 145 into November as crews improve the intersection at County Road P.Upgrades include left-turn lanes for traffic onto east and westbound County Road P. A southbound...
DATE: Sept. 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
In an August 18 article, the Journal reported "BLM field manager. explained that the act of leasing does not authorize any development or use of the surface of lease lands, without further...
DATE: Sept. 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - Letters to the Editor
In a 14-page legal review, a prominent Colorado water attorney concludes that a proposed national conservation area on the Lower Dolores River is a good way to protect local water rights against...
DATE: Sept. 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
DENVER - A debate about allowing residents to collect precipitation in barrels may rain down on the Colorado Legislature again next year. A legislative committee Tuesday approved drafting a bill...
DATE: Sept. 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
The new McPhee Overlook trail that will connect Dolores with House Creek will be closed during winter months to accommodate wildlife needs. The closure is from Dec. 1 to April 15 between Dolores...
DATE: Sept. 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Local hiker Ron Nurnberg survived three nights in the local mountains with a serious concussion."I wouldn't have made it another day due to dehydration, my injuries, and hypothermia," he told the...
DATE: Sept. 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
The biggest offensive play for the Monument Valley Cougars in their 62-6 loss to Dolores last Friday came from an unlikely source.His name is Avery Black. The Monument Valley senior Avery Black is...
DATE: Sept. 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Email announcements to news@cortezjournal.com and include “Community Calendar” in the subject field. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published. Entries and...
DATE: Sept. 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Community Calendar
I ate rattlesnake at Mesa Verde. It sounds like a pitch for a Halloween horror show, but when I was offered a bite at the Metate Room in Mesa Verde’s Far View Lodge, I was pretty sure I heard the...
DATE: Sept. 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living
The proceedings for post-conviction relief for a man serving a 25-year prison term appear stalled until November, at the earliest. “I’m stuck,” lead prosecutor Jack Roth told the court this week. A...
DATE: Sept. 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
A wet spring and early summer giving rise to acorns and berries could make for fewer bears heading for neighborhood trash cans this fall. So far, that seems to be the trend. “We haven’t had too...
DATE: Sept. 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
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