Author - The Journal
Benjamin Rubin
Position: Journal Staff Writer

Cross Canyon fire breaks out west of Pleasant View; aircraft assist

Fire knocked down after 20-acre spread with containment and mop up to take place over next few days, says Sheriff

Free entry to Colorado state parks for Ute tribal members goes into effect

The new law will be officially active on Aug. 6

Region 9 gets new economic development coordinator

Audrey Royem is a fourth-generation Coloradan with a master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University

A cleanup in Dolores, but not for everyone

Dolores asks some properties to clean up yards but resorts to summons and fines when homes go silent

Goats in town: Dolores rethinks livestock rules

Trustees plan to consider amending ordinance to allow goats temporarily in town for lawn mowing-purposes

Dolores considers raising price of tent camping in town parks

Town Trustees say that Dolores should raise cost of camping from $5 to $25

Wrangling steers at the Montezuma County Fair

An informal annual event: some livestock run off and need to be corralled

Running out of office space, Cortez buys Empire Electric Association building

Purchase of building will cost city $1.4 million

More than $8 million secured for Cortez airport repairs

Money to be used for runway rehabilitation project

Cortez unearths the past in Great Depression-era historical project

City aims to research a CCC camp that was adjacent to the Carpenter and Geer Natural Areas from 1939-1941

Cortez helps request wildlife crossing funds for U.S. Highway 160

The money for CDOT and CPW could lead to a wildlife crossing overpass for the highway

Cortez council approves milder court options for underage pot possession

Suspects in possession of alcohol and nicotine were also included in the council’s amendment