Veteran reporter Jim Mimiaga has joined the Journal newsroom as a staff writer. After graduating from Fort Lewis College with a degree in political science, he worked as a reporter for the Cortez Jour...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a Sen. Mark Udall-led bill Thursday night to avoid more furloughs of essential Federal Aviation Administration employees as a result of automatic, acros...

Beech Street Preschool is accepting applications for three and four-year-olds for the 2013-14 school year. There are two categories of applicants. Families eligible for the Colorado Presch...

Autopsy results have confirmed that the April 8 death of a Towaoc woman was caused by hypothermia and liver cirrhosis, not a violent assault as some had speculated. Shortly after her deat...

A landscaping project on Highway 160 in Mancos will begin on May 1, and volunteers are needed. The area and dates are as follows: northeast corner of Highways 160 and 184 — May 1 to May 15...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton and two witnesses at a water rights hearing Thursday bashed the U.S. Forest Service for what they characterized as the agency’s attempts to take away private water ...

New businesses and new home construction are creating a mini-surge of development and revenues for area towns, prompting optimism about an economic recovery. City officials for Cortez, Dolo...

Like wide-eyed kids on Christmas morning, the seven board members for Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 powered up brand new iPads earlier this month, complete with protective rubber cases. Unlike...