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Empire Electric announces continuing education scholarship recipients

The Journal The board of directors of Empire Electric Association has a special program to aid past scholarship recipients to continue their post-high school educations. ...

DATE: Jul 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Library to celebrate end of summer reading program

The Journal Cortez Public Library will celebrate the end of their summer reading program all day Aug. 2 at the library, 202 N. Park St. The celebration will include a p...

DATE: Jul 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Unwanted paint recycling event held in Dove Creek

PaintCare, a nonprofit that runs a paint recycling program in Colorado, will hold a free recycling event in Dove Creek on Aug. 20. Households and businesses are encouraged to drop...

DATE: Jul 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Public Library announces August Storytimes

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

DATE: Jul 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Caregiver Connections to present Caregivers Toolbox session

The Journal Caregiver Connections will host a “Caregivers Toolbox” lunch and learn session to help caregivers of elders from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Cortez Senior C...

DATE: Jul 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rural Click It or Ticket enforcement to run through July 21

The Journal The Colorado Department of Transportation, the Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies have begun a weeklong Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement ...

DATE: Jul 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Willowtail Springs preserve plans presentation at Mancos library

Arts and ecology nonprofit talks organization, programs

DATE: Jul 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

American Rosie the Riveter Association seeks working women of WWII

The Journal The American Rosie the Riveter Association is trying to locate women who worked on the homefront during World War II. Thousands of women worked to support t...

DATE: Jul 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Prosecutors settle suit against power company for Norwood fire

Fire in 2010 burned about 4 square miles

DATE: Jul 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Cowboy Church to host Sheepdog Seminar

Durango Cowboy Church will host a two-day Sheepdog Seminar on Sept. 27 and 28 at the church, 1867 Highway 172. Sessions will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 27 and from ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Community

Purgatory to host Ska/Zia Town Series Enduro MTB Races

Purgatory Resort will host the Ska/Zia Town Series Purg Enduro races from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Aug. 21. During the two nights of gravity racing, Purgatory will extend ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Great Arizona Puppet Theater to be library’s final summer show

The Journal Great Arizona Puppet Theater will perform “Peter Rabbit” for the final performance of the Cortez Public Library’s summer Family Entertainment Series. The pe...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News