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Stephen Candelaria recognized for service

Stephen Candelaria is at it again. Last fall, the 2012 Montezuma-Cortez graduate brought home honorable mention Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honors for his play at right guard with th...

DATE: Jul 18, 2016 CATEGORY: More Sports

Gold King spill reimbursement legislation gets hearing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, on Thursday called for a hearing on a bill that would expedite reimbursements to communities impacted by last year’s Gold Ki...

DATE: Jul 18, 2016 CATEGORY: Local News

Animas High School graduates’ adventure underway in solar car

What started as a school project has turned into a great adventure for recent Animas High School graduates Dominique “Domi” Frideger and Dylan Kroes as they prepare to enter the Solar Car Challenge in...

DATE: Jul 18, 2016 CATEGORY: Education

Ignacio oil operator cited for pipeline that leaked into Ute Creek

An oil and gas company in La Plata County has been accused of not fixing a pipeline that leaked an unknown amount of chemicals into Ute Creek – a tributary of the Los Pinos River – earlier this year. ...

DATE: Jul 18, 2016 CATEGORY: Business

Environmental groups push EPA to hold mining companies accountable

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental groups are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to hold mining companies financially accountable for on-site damages at mines in a report released this week....

DATE: Jul 18, 2016 CATEGORY: Local News

Workforce development board weighs airport ballot item

Arguments for and against an airport expansion ballot question this fall were presented Wednesday to the Southwest Colorado Workforce Development Board. The ballot measure would raise taxes...

DATE: Jul 18, 2016 CATEGORY: Business

Tipton invites Cortez students to take part in App Challenge

The Journal U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton of Cortez invites all high school students of Colorado’s Third Congressional District to participate in the 2016 Congressional App Challenge. T...

DATE: Jul 18, 2016 CATEGORY: Education

Community Calendar

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DATE: Jul 18, 2016 CATEGORY: Community Calendar

Black Ridge Fire now 100 percent contained

By 4:30 p.m. Sunday, the Black Ridge Fire that swept across 78 acres of piñon and juniper in southern La Plata County was 100 percent contained, county officials announced Monday. The fire ...

DATE: Jul 18, 2016 CATEGORY: Local News

Durango woman dies, Mancos man injured in motorcycle crash

A 60-year-old Durango woman died and a 64-year-old Mancos man was critically injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon on Colorado Highway 145 near Telluride, according to the San Miguel Sheriff’...

DATE: Jul 18, 2016 CATEGORY: Local News

Stephen Candelaria recognized for service

Gold King spill reimbursement legislation gets hearing

Animas High School graduates’ adventure underway in solar car

Ignacio oil operator cited for pipeline that leaked into Ute Creek

Environmental groups push EPA to hold mining companies accountable

Workforce development board weighs airport ballot item

Tipton invites Cortez students to take part in App Challenge

Community Calendar

Black Ridge Fire now 100 percent contained

Durango woman dies, Mancos man injured in motorcycle crash

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