Polis to join CDOT at Memorial Rock celebration

Colorado governor to visit site of rockfall today

Teacher exchange opportunity to hold informational meeting

The Journal Local teachers are invited to apply for a one-year exchange with educators in the Australian states for 2021. An information meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesda...

Cortez Public Library announces September story times

The Raising Readers Storytime program is held at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday at the Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St. A craft session is also offered at 11:15 a.m. Storytime is...

San Juan Mountains Association to host Cross Canyon volunteer project

The Journal San Juan Mountains Association and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument will host a National Public Lands Day event at the trailhead to the Cross Canyon Wilderness...

San Juan National Forest Fire Program announces open positions

The Journal The San Juan National Forest Fire Program is filling permanent GS-3 through GS-9 fire positions during the Region 2 Fire Hire event. Positions are available...

Sharehouse now taking perishables

The Journal The Sharehouse, a community food center at the old Kiva School space at 30-D N. Beech St., is accepting donations of perishable food. Sharehouse now has a 1...

Cultural Center to host Woodstock Flashback Picnic

The Journal The Cortez Cultural Center will host a Woodstock Flashback Picnic at noon Monday at the center, 25 N. Market Street. The event will commemorate the 50th ann...

Rico Trails Alliance holds fundraiser

The Journal The Rico Trails Alliance will hold a fundraiser on Saturday at Rico Town Park. There will be a group hike or ride, mountain bike demos, a barbecue picnic, a...

Enterprise Bar hosts musicians

The Journal The Enterprise Bar and Grill in Rico has three concerts scheduled. On Aug. 18 Abstract Rude, an American rapper from Los Angeles, will play with special gue...

Mountain Studies Institute seeks volunteers for Ophir Fen work

The Journal Mountain Studies Institute invites the public to a volunteer work day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at Ophir Fen, north of Silverton. Fens are groundwater-d...

The Bridge Shelter begins fundraising campaign

The Journal The Bridge Shelter facility on Empire and Park streets is nearing completion, and the focus is now on supplying the finishing touches, such as furniture for apartments...

Sudanese refugee shares her story

Local educator and Dolores resident Nyibol Bior will tell her refugee story at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Dolores Public Library. When she was just a child, Bior’s world was turned ups...