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2021: A year of hope, frustration, prosperity and financial woes in Southwest Colorado

It’s unlikely historians will look back on 2021 in Southwest Colorado and say it was one of the best of times in human history. There was a deadly pandemic that upended daily life for millions of Ame...

DATE: Dec 29, 2021 CATEGORY: Local News

By voting we show our patriotism

In response to Mr. Williamson’s letter to the editor (Journal, Dec. 15) about, “Trump supporters not being patriots.” I’m an independent voter who carefully considered both top presidential candidates...

DATE: Dec 29, 2021 CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The silent majority has no voice

Fred Phelps hit the nail on the head (letters, Journal, Dec. 15). I also miss having a local paper. I even miss having the paper printed in Cortez by local employees. Durango is a world away from us. ...

DATE: Dec 29, 2021 CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial Cartoon

DATE: Dec 29, 2021 CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Purgatory Resort restaurant sees COVID-19 outbreak over holiday weekend

A COVID-19 outbreak involving eight employees at Paradise Pizza at Purgatory Resort was reported over the weekend. The first case was reported Dec. 16, with additional staff members reporting they als...

DATE: Dec 28, 2021 CATEGORY: Local News

Recent storms help Southwest Colorado resorts open terrain

After the latest cycle of storms dropped 31 inches of snow in five days at Purgatory Resort, including 4 fresh inches on Tuesday, the mountain was able to open more trails and start spinning more lift...

DATE: Dec 28, 2021 CATEGORY: Sports

Update: Man killed in multi-vehicle crash south of Cortez is identified

The man who died in a four-vehicle crash Thursday has been identified as Drake Dale Ray Frost, age 28, according to the Montezuma County Coroner’s Office. Frost, who is from Towaoc and Ignacio, died a...

DATE: Dec 28, 2021 CATEGORY: Local News

Police: 6 killed, including gunman, in Denver area shootings

DENVER – A gunman who went on a deadly shooting rampage through several business districts in and around Denver was targeting at least some of his victims, authorities said Tuesday. The suspect in Mon...

DATE: Dec 28, 2021 CATEGORY: Regional News

Sentencing set for airman convicted of Farmington woman’s killing

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A U.S. Air Force airman who was convicted of killing a Mennonite woman after kidnapping her in New Mexico and taking her to Arizona will be sentenced in January. An Arizona judge d...

DATE: Dec 28, 2021 CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico will raise minimum wage to $11.50 for 2022

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s hourly minimum wage is set to increase by a dollar to $11.50 at the start of 2022. The Workforce Solutions Department on Monday issued a reminder to employers and workers of th...