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I’d like to keep my PO box door, please

Without a written notice to box holders, the Yellow Jacket Post Office is gradually replacing its 60-plus-year-old combination post office box doors with ugly tin-colored ones that open with keys. I j...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020 CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Durango-La Plata County Airport sees increase in air travel

The number of airline passengers traveling through Durango-La Plata County Airport has increased steadily since the coronavirus pandemic nearly halted air travel in April. “Our trajectory c...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Matriarch of the James Ranch dies at 80

Linda Kay James, known to almost everyone in Durango as Kay, the matriarch of the James Ranch, which pioneered sustainable agricultural practices in Southwest Colorado, died Wednesday at the age of 80...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Durango family raising money for 5-year-old in need of heart transplant

Alanna Lucero is a typical 5-year-old. She likes bouncing on the trampoline and playing with her siblings and kids from school. But she needs a heart transplant, and she needs it soon. ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County denies proposed campground, event space for motorcycle rally

After a more than five-hour meeting, La Plata County commissioners on Tuesday denied a proposed temporary camp and entertainment hub for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally over the Labor Day weekend ne...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

CORE Act passes U.S. House as rider to national defense bill

The Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy Act was passed for the second time by the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, giving the Senate another opportunity to pass the measure after it was fir...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Gear lending library up and running in Cortez

COVID-19 may have disrupted normal operations of almost everything this year, but the great outdoors is still readily available — and the School Community Youth Collaborative wants to help young peopl...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

How Colorado schools could lose more funding

The Colorado Legislature cut $621 million from K-12 education last month after COVID-19 rattled the country’s economy and stunted state tax revenue. Schools in Southwest Colorado are now scrambling to...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos hosts town cleanup in mid-August

The town of Mancos is hosting a three-day cleanup in mid-August. The event is Aug. 13-15, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Local residents are invited to gather up their old household items, scrap met...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Public Library launches summer reading program

The Journal The Cortez Public Library’s Virtual 2020 Summer Reading Program will run from July 20 to Aug. 31. The theme is “Imagine Your Story.” Participants 0 to 18 years old can acc...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020 CATEGORY: Local News

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