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Southwest Colorado students present internship experience

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Adam Frisch visits U.S.-Mexico border; calls for strategies that boost CD-3 economy

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Southwest Health board has openings

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Airplane crashes southwest of Chimney Rock National Monument; one injured

Plane took off from Animas Air Park in Durango

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Mountain lion spotted near fairgrounds, senior center and Durango High School

Wildlife officials suspect cougar was a juvenile passing through town

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Photos: Four Corners Old Car Club shows collections in Farmington

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Photos: Levi Platero Band plays at Aztec Ruins, heads to Mancos and Cortez

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Man reportedly struck by lightning south of Durango

Patient taken to Mercy Hospital in serious condition

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The Tangled Horn brings farm-to-table dinner option to South Durango

Owner looks to build ‘symbiotic’ relationship with nearby brewery

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Cortez doubles Business Beautification Mini-Grant match

It also extended the deadline to apply for it

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Local singer inducted into Colorado’s Country Music Hall of Fame

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Photos: Mancos and Dove Creek face off in footballBluejays won their Homecoming game, 48-0, on FridayMancos quarterback Brandon Vannest takes the ball in for a touchdown Friday night against Dove Creek. Mancos won its Homecoming game, 48-0. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)18562100Nicholas Aragon intercepts a pass for Dove Creek Friday night against Mancos. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)23111800Jonah Ritter carries the ball for a Mancos first down.  Mancos beat Dove Creek, 48-0. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)19712400Dove Creek quarterback Josh Kibel carries the ball on Friday against Mancos. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)17392400Kaiden Wyatt plows across the goal line to score Friday night. Mancos beat Dove Creek, 48-0. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)18232400Piper Frank and Kaiden Wyatt pose after being crowned Homecoming queen and king Friday night. The Mancos football team beat Dove Creek, 48-0. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)20062400The Mancos High School Homecoming queen candidates react as Piper Franks is announced as the queen on Friday. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)16102400The Mancos Bluejay mascot arrived at the Homecoming football game in Classic Air helicopter Friday night. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)23161800The Mancos Bluejay mascot arrived at the Homecoming football game in Classic Air helicopter Friday night. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)1874240024001971Jonah Ritter carries the ball for a Mancos first down.  Mancos beat Dove Creek, 48-0. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)
Photos: Mancos and Dove Creek face off in football
Bluejays won their Homecoming game, 48-0, on Friday
Video: Panthers golf team hosts 3A Region 1 tournamentGavin Frost, Frankey Montoya, Zye Kuenzler and Vince Lopez all took part in the 3A Region 1 golf tournament on Monday at Conquistador Golf Course0VideoYouTube4803601708972(Screenshot)
Video: Panthers golf team hosts 3A Region 1 tournament
Gavin Frost, Frankey Montoya, Zye Kuenzler and Vince Lopez all took part in the 3A Region 1 golf tournament on Monday at Conquistador Golf Course
Photos: Dolores and Mancos square off in footballBluejays win 48-0 on Thursday nightJonah Ritter takes the ball for a Mancos touchdown Thursday night against Dolores. (Sam Green/Special to the Journal)17542100Quarterback Brandon Vannest hands off to Jonah Ritter Thursday night against Dolores. (Sam Green/Special to the Journal)19311800Brandon Vannest runs around the end for a first down against Dolores on Thursday night. (Sam Green/Special to the Journal)20651800Dolores quarterback Trayton Traweek takes the ball for a first down against Mancos on Thursday night. (Sam Green/Special to the Journal)19552100Darren Hicks of Dolores runs the ball against Mancos on Thursday night. (Sam Green/Special to the Journal)22492100Devin Winter of Dolores spins around a tackler against Mancos on Thursday night. (Sam Green/Special to the Journal)1802180018002065Brandon Vannest runs around the end for a first down against Dolores on Thursday night. (Sam Green/Special to the Journal)
Photos: Dolores and Mancos square off in football
Bluejays win 48-0 on Thursday night
Video: Sheep are baaah-ck for Bayfield Heritage DaysAbout 1,000 sheep move along down Buck Highway during the annual event on Saturday0VideoYouTube48036024001600These sheep wait to proceed down Buck Highway during Bayfield Heritage Days on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Video: Sheep are baaah-ck for Bayfield Heritage Days
About 1,000 sheep move along down Buck Highway during the annual event on Saturday
Photos: Sheep are baaah-ck for Bayfield Heritage DaysAbout 1,000 sheep move along down Buck Highway during the annual event on SaturdayAbout 1,000 sheep make their way down Buck Highway during Bayfield Heritage Days on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)14892400These sheep wait to proceed down Buck Highway during Bayfield Heritage Days on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)16002400About 1,000 sheep make their way down Buck Highway during Bayfield Heritage Days on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)16002400About 1,000 sheep make their way down Buck Highway during Bayfield Heritage Days on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)16632100About 1,000 sheep make their way down Buck Highway during Bayfield Heritage Days on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)16002400About 1,000 sheep make their way down Buck Highway during Bayfield Heritage Days on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)16002400About 1,000 sheep stroll along Buck Highway during Bayfield Heritage Days on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)16002400This small sheep keeps up with the pack moving down Buck Highway during Bayfield Heritage Days on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)1524210021001524This small sheep keeps up with the pack moving down Buck Highway during Bayfield Heritage Days on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Photos: Sheep are baaah-ck for Bayfield Heritage Days
About 1,000 sheep move along down Buck Highway during the annual event on Saturday
Photos: 250 people march in Farmington to honor Navajos killed in Chokecherry MassacreMore than 250 people marched Saturday morning in downtown Farmington to commemorate the 50 years since the brutal slayings of three Navajo men by three white teenage boys. The march was followed by a ceremony honoring the families of the victims at the Totah Theater.The crowd over two hundred people walk on west Broadway Street during the "Remembering 1974 Paths to Healing" march in the memory of the three Navjao men killed in Chokecherry Canyon--John Earl Harvey, Herman Dodge Benally and David Ignacio--on Saturday, September 21, Farmington NM. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)2401360024013600240136002400360024013600Duane "Chili" Yazzie, former Shiprock Chapter president and human rights activist, speaks to the crowd gathered on west Main Street before the start of the "Remembering 1974 Paths to Healing" march in the memory of the three Navjao men killed in Chokecherry Canyon--John Earl Harvey, Herman Dodge Benally and David Ignacio--on Saturday, September 21, Farmington NM. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)17232337Stella Webster along with Elvin Keeswood, president of One Nation Gourd Club, addresses the crowd before the start of the "Remembering 1974 Paths to Healing" march in the memory of the three Navjao men killed in Chokecherry Canyon--John Earl Harvey, Herman Dodge Benally and David Ignacio--on Saturday, September 21, Farmington NM. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)2401360024013600Tish Bernally raises her fist during the "Remembering 1974 Paths to Healing" march on Broadway and Main Street in the memory of the three Navjao men killed in Chokecherry Canyon--John Earl Harvey, Herman Dodge Benally and David Ignacio--on Saturday, September 21, Farmington NM. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)36002401Esther Keeswood of Hogback, NM, addresses the large crowd at Totah theater at the conclusion of the "Remembering 1974 Paths to Healing" march in the memory of the three Navjao men killed in Chokecherry Canyon--John Earl Harvey, Herman Dodge Benally and David Ignacio-- on Saturday, September 21, Farmington NM. 24003600Drin Valencia (center) and members of the American Indian Movement Diné Bikéyah sing an honor song at the Main Street and Miller Avenue intersection during the "Remembering 1974 Paths to Healing" march in the memory of the three Navjao men killed in Chokecherry Canyon--John Earl Harvey, Herman Dodge Benally and David Ignacio--on Saturday, September 21, Farmington NM. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the Tri-City Record)24013600
Photos: 250 people march in Farmington to honor Navajos killed in Chokecherry Massacre
More than 250 people marched Saturday morning in downtown Farmington to commemorate the 50 years sin...
Airplane crashes southwest of Chimney Rock National Monument; one injuredPlane took off from Animas Air Park in Durango640480A small plane with two occupants on board crashed shortly after noon Tuesday northeast of Arboles in southwest Archuleta County. One person was injured but the other apparently avoided serious injury. (Courtesy of Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office)A small plane crashed Tuesday afternoon about 5 miles southwest of Chimney Rock National Monument, the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.A pilot and a passenger safely evacuated the aircraft and were able to walk to a nearby house for assistance, the Sheriff’s Office said. One of the occupants needed medical assistance, according to a news release issued by the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.The crash was reported at 12:03 p.m. on private property near Colorado Highway 151 and Forest Service Road 613 in southwest Archuleta County.The cause of the crash remained under investigation as of Tuesday evening.Photos of the downed plane show relatively minor damage. The nose of the plane is buried in a hillside and the right wing is heavily damaged. The tail number traces back to Gregg Flying Service in Durango.640480A small plane with two occupants on board crashed shortly after noon Tuesday northeast of Arboles in southwest Archuleta County. One person was injured but the other apparently avoided serious injury. (Courtesy of Archuleta County Sheriff's Office)Flight-tracking software showed the airplane taking off about 10:15 a.m. from Animas Air Park but showing no arrival time at a final destination airport.The plane traveled southeast past Durango-La Plata County Airport and dipped into New Mexico for a bit before heading north over Navajo Reservoir. The plane then made a U-turn near Chimney Rock National Monument before flying south again along Highway 151. The flight path abruptly ends near Sheep Canyon and the Piedra River.0VideoYouTube480360The aircraft is listed as a 1978 Cessna 172N fixed-wing, single-engine plane with four seats, according to an FAA registry. A man who answered the phone at Gregg Flying Service said one occupant suffered injuries, including a possible broken arm and leg.When asked if the plane was associated with Gregg Flying Service, the man hung up the phone. When a reporter called back, the phone was hung up again.shane@durangoherald.com11POINT (-107.38143830152586 37.118407758493305)1024767A tail number traces back to a 1978 Cessna single-engine plane owned by Gregg Flying Service in Durango. (Courtesy of FlightAware)
Airplane crashes southwest of Chimney Rock National Monument; one injured
Plane took off from Animas Air Park in Durango
Photos: Ignacio and Mancos square off in San Juan Basin League volleyballMancos won Tuesday’s match in straight setsIgnacio’s Amira Montoya (3) passes a Mancos serve toward the Bobcats' front-row players during San Juan Basin League play on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at IHS Gymnasium. (Joel Priest/Special to the Herald)26991800Ignacio's Marissa Olguin goes for a kill shot over Mancos' Destiny Kramer (12) and Alexis Lyons (11) during San Juan Basin League action on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at IHS Gymnasium. (Joel Priest/Special to the Herald)16002400Mancos' Bailey Beh (10) tries for a kill against Ignacio during San Juan Basin League action on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at IHS Gymnasium. (Joel Priest/Special to the Herald)22491500Mancos' Caylee Moore (13) blocks the ball against Ignacio's Marissa Olguin (5) during San Juan Basin League action on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at IHS Gymnasium. (Joel Priest/Special to the Herald)2250150024001600Ignacio's Marissa Olguin goes for a kill shot over Mancos' Destiny Kramer (12) and Alexis Lyons (11) during San Juan Basin League action on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at IHS Gymnasium. (Joel Priest/Special to the Herald)15002250Mancos' Caylee Moore (13) blocks the ball against Ignacio's Marissa Olguin (5) during San Juan Basin League action on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at IHS Gymnasium. (Joel Priest/Special to the Herald)24001600Ignacio's Marissa Olguin goes for a kill shot over Mancos' Destiny Kramer (12) and Alexis Lyons (11) during San Juan Basin League action on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at IHS Gymnasium. (Joel Priest/Special to the Herald)15002249Mancos' Bailey Beh (10) tries for a kill against Ignacio during San Juan Basin League action on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at IHS Gymnasium. (Joel Priest/Special to the Herald)
Photos: Ignacio and Mancos square off in San Juan Basin League volleyball
Mancos won Tuesday’s match in straight sets
Mancos takes on Ignacio in San Juan Basin League volleyball actionBluejays won Tuesday’s match in straight sets15002249Mancos' Bailey Beh (10) tries for a kill against Ignacio during San Juan Basin League action on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at IHS Gymnasium. (Joel Priest/Special to the Journal)18002700Mancos' Brooke Jabour leaps into a serve against Ignacio during San Juan Basin League action on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at IHS Gymnasium. (Joel Priest/Special to the Journal)15002250Mancos' Caylee Moore (13) blocks the ball against Ignacio's Marissa Olguin (5) during San Juan Basin League action on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at IHS Gymnasium. (Joel Priest/Special to the Journal)24001600Ignacio's Marissa Olguin goes for a kill shot over Mancos' Destiny Kramer (12) and Alexis Lyons (11) during San Juan Basin League action on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at IHS Gymnasium. (Joel Priest/Special to the Journal)18002699Ignacio’s Amira Montoya (3) passes a Mancos serve toward the Bobcats' front-row players during San Juan Basin League play on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at IHS Gymnasium. (Joel Priest/Special to the Journal)
Mancos takes on Ignacio in San Juan Basin League volleyball action
Bluejays won Tuesday’s match in straight sets
Photos: Montezuma-Cortez sweeps Dolores in volleyballPanthers win Tuesday’s match in straight setsThe Montezuma-Cortez volleyball team celebrates a point against Dolores on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)19133000Kendall Chavez of Dolores spikes the ball against Karlee Hubbs of Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)34613827Kescoleigh Boeckman of Montezuma-Cortez (7) keeps the ball in play against Dolores on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)30002450Tessa Jackson (11) of Montezuma-Cortez spikes the ball against Dolores on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)26753000Emma Kemp (9) of Dolores tips the ball against Gabby Foster (8) and Kescoleigh Boeckman (7) of Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)2732300030001913The Montezuma-Cortez volleyball team celebrates a point against Dolores on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Sam Green/Special to The Journal)
Photos: Montezuma-Cortez sweeps Dolores in volleyball
Panthers win Tuesday’s match in straight sets
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