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...

12 years in prison for DUI driver who killed 2 people

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A Colorado judge has sentenced a 58-year-old Littleton man to 12 years in prison for hitting and killing two people on a motorcycle. Arapahoe District Judge ...

Susan Reed brings acrylic paintings to Olio in Mancos

Paintings to remain on display through October

Friends of Dolores Library plans Aug. 11 book sale

Friends of the Dolores Public Library, a 501c3 nonprofit that supports library programs and initiatives, will host a book sale on Saturday, Aug. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dolores Publ...

Southwest Studies continues ‘Women in the Southwest’ lectures

The Journal The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College continues its summer lecture series, “Women in the Southwest,” with a presentation from Marietta Eaton titled “Al...

Cortez Public Library announces August Storytime lineup

The Journal The Cortez Public Library has announced its August lineup for the Raising Readers Storytime program, held every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Cortez Public Library, 20...

Mountain Studies Institute offers program to restore wetlands

Mountain Studies Institute, as part of its wetlands program, will hold a re-vegetation day to help restore ancient alpine fens from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ophir Pass near Silverton. ...

Drought Task Force to talk to residents

The Colorado Drought Task Force will hold a public listening session at 4:15 p.m. Monday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. The meeting was called in response to exce...

Kinder Morgan to present grant to Cortez Community Garden

Company to fund new garden furniture

Geologist plans talk at Crow Canyon about impact of volcanic eruptions

The Journal Nearly 1,000 years ago, Sunset Crater near present-day Flagstaff erupted, pouring out lava flows for several miles and blanketing more than 800 square miles with ash. ...

Southern Ute Museum to assess collections

The Southern Ute Museum was named as one of the 80 institutions nationwide selected to participate in the Collections Assessment for Preservation program. The program helps museu...