Updated Community Development Plan available online

The Journal The Archuleta County Community Development Action Plan, a list of multipartner projects to be started or completed within the next two years, was approved by the Board...

Cortez setting up two Christmas tree disposal sites

The Journal Residents may dispose of Christmas trees in the parking lot at the southeast corner of Elm and First streets and in the parking lot at the BMX park on the south side o...

Pine River Library to host local author event

The Pine River Library will host a local author meet-and-greet and book sale from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield. Local authors wi...

Slash-pile burning planned through April

The San Juan National Forest Columbine Ranger District plans to burn slash piles generated from forest thinning near the Tween Lakes and Enchanted Forest subdivisions on the north side of Fl...

Chapman youth skating school sign-ups open for January

The Chapman Youth Ice Skating School is open to children and teens ages 3 to 18 for all ability levels. The third session will begin Jan. 7, and there are a variety of classes to...

Health First Colorado and CHP+ help desk available at Durango library

The San Juan Basin Public Health care coordinator is offering help desk hours for Health First Colorado and CHP+ clients from 9:30 to noon Jan. 7 in Study Room 5 at Durango Public Library, 1...

Mancos school to hold holiday concert, art stroll

The Mancos School District Music and Art Departments will present a holiday concert and art stroll at 6 p.m. Monday at the Mancos Performance Center, 100 Beech St., in Mancos. Th...

Maria’s Bookshop sponsoring holiday book drive

Maria’s Bookshop is again sponsoring the annual “Families Helping Families Holiday Book Drive” benefiting children who are served by the Family Center of Durango. Community membe...

CSU Extension accepting applications for master gardener program

The master gardener program, presented by Colorado State University Extension in Montezuma County, will run every Thursday from Jan. 31 through April 11. Participants who are acce...

Colorado police looking for woman missing since Thanksgiving

WOODLAND PARK – Police in Colorado are looking for a woman who hasn’t been seen in over two weeks. Kelsey Berreth was last seen with her 1-year-old daughter at a supermarket on Th...

Colorado police kill stolen vehicle suspect

RANGELY – Police in Western Colorado shot and killed a suspect in a stolen vehicle incident in Rio Blanco County. Police said in a news release that no officers were hurt in the i...

Former Colorado teacher pleads not guilty to sex charges

AURORA – A 35-year-old former science teacher at a Colorado school has pleaded not guilty to charges that he repeatedly sexually assaulted one of his female students. The Aurora S...