Human interest – The Journal

State champion Durango freestyle skier battling childhood leukemia

Three days before her diagnosis, Amara Kirk stood on podium at Telluride competition

DATE: Apr 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Durango couple finds love at nursing home

Unexpected relationship blossoms into marriage

DATE: Dec 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Living

Scooter travelers seek world record, human stories

Adventurers stop in Southwest Colorado on mission of harmony

DATE: Oct 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Small but tough, Maxine Felkins reflects on her 102 years

At age 102, Maxine Felkins recounted how her parents homesteaded – living in a tent near Goodman Point, northwest of Cortez, in the months prior to her birth. Because her mother ...

DATE: Aug 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Author, nonprofit founder shares the wisdom of weeds

Organic land management proving more effective at Electra Lake

DATE: Jul 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Longtime Durango barber hangs up the shears

Tony Gallegos cut Durangoans’ hair for 43 years

DATE: Jun 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis graduates aim high in sciences

First cohort of teacher licensure program students graduates

DATE: Apr 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College student rolls SUV on Molas Pass

Bridgett Gantt hiked to safety after tumbling 8-10 times

DATE: Apr 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Chef finds new career helping homeless

Heather Hinsley uses her culinary passion to help at Manna soup kitchen

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Living

Dealing with painful loss, Bayfield EMT finds his calling

Dan Miller looks to next chapter in career in Iowa

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animal rescue deals with suspected poisonings

‘All our goats were killed. Every single one of them,’ owner says

DATE: Nov 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango teen makes ‘miraculous’ recovery

After 40-foot fall, Wiley Corra getting ready to go back to school

DATE: Sep 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News