Nonprofits affected by 416 Fire can apply for disaster funds

Southwest Colorado Disaster Assistance announced that Durango and Silverton nonprofits impacted by the 416 Fire can apply through Aug. 30 to receive grants from its Community Emergency Relie...

Speaker to discuss human occupation of North America

The Journal The public is invited to the next meeting of the San Juan Basin Archaeological Society on Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis...

Backcountry CEO wins fly fishing industry award

The Journal The American Fly Fishing Trade Association presented Backcountry Hunters and Anglers President and CEO Land Tawney with the Jim Range Conservation Leadership Award at ...

Suspect in tractor chase charged with biting dog

Police rammed tractor in city

Mountain West purchases Englewood office

Mountain West Insurance and Financial Services, LLC announced its acquisition of Forsberg Engerman Co., an insurance broker based in Englewood, was effective July 1. Forsberg Enge...

Police: Colorado driver hit officer after getting ticket

BOULDER – A man spat on an officer in Colorado and struck him with his car after he was ticketed for leaving two dogs in a hot car while inside a restaurant, police said. Clint ...

Power restored to 400 people in lower Animas Valley

As of 2 p.m. Saturday, power was restored after a downed electrical line in the lower Animas Valley north of Durango caused a power outage that affected 398 people. The downed lin...

Dolores walk-in clinic moves to hospital campus in Cortez

Southwest Medical Group has announced that the walk-in care clinic in Dolores would open at its new location, 1413 N. Mildred Road, on Monday. The building is at the front of the ...

Leadership Montezuma application deadline is approaching

The Journal Leadership Montezuma has announced that its program will begin Sept. 7 and 8. The program provides educational development opportunities “as a springboard f...

Cortez Public Library displays include photos, quilts, fire engines

The Journal The Cortez Public Library has announced its current lineup of rotating displays for August. Ryan Buff Photography has hung a display of photos from a recent...

Montezuma-Cortez athletes must sign up for ArbiterAthlete

Montezuma-Cortez High School has joined the Arbiter system, now required for all athletes and their parents, according to a news release from the school. Arbiter will be used to h...

Colorado deputy on leave after crash that killed 2 people

FALCON — A sheriff’s deputy is on paid administrative leave while the Colorado Highway Patrol investigates his role in a crash that killed two people near Colorado Springs. The pa...