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Karen Sheek, Ty Keel, Tim Miller and Jill Carlson are the winners of the Cortez City Council election. Sheek and Keel, who were both re-elected, took 1,012 and 977 votes, respectively. Mill...

After Saturday’s 13-11 loss at San Juan High School on Saturday, the Dolores Bears are still winless for the 2016 season. But head coach Rusty Hamilton has seen improvement, and he’s hoping...

Scoreboard Baseball Dolores 11, San Juan 13 Dove Creek 12, Monticello 6 Dove Creek 20, Monticello 5 Soccer M-CHS 0, Grand Junction Central 4 M-CHS 2, Grand Junction 1Up...

In looking over a list of issues that occupied our state legislators last week, we were gratified to see there is another effort to make it easier for an illegal state resident to test for a driver’s...

Last year, state senator Ellen Roberts voted yes twice on bills that supported the idea of state takeovers of our national public lands. Now that she’s had a year to think about it, I hope she’s gotte...

In 2015, our elected county commissioners donated funds to American Lands Council, a nonprofit organization dedicated to state and private takeover of our nation’s public lands. Only two other count...

The March 15 story in The Journal regarding keeping livestock in the town of Mancos really got me fired up! Most of the residents have lived here all their lives as have their families. How long have ...

As Fort Lewis College prepares its 2016-17 budget, rising expenses are likely to lead to a tuition increase. On Friday, the FLC Department of Finance and Administration suggested an 8.61 pe...

Fort Lewis College’s donors have been generous this year. For the fiscal year ending June 30, the college has received $3.8 million in cash, pledges and in-kind contributions, Vice Presiden...