Colorado girl, 4, dies after weight falls on top of her

GREELEY – Police in northern Colorado say a 4-year-old girl died after a barbell weight fell on top of her. The Greeley Tribune reports Aaliya Marie Montoya was playing with a sib...

Annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering, dance and picnic is Sunday

The Journal The Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering’s annual barn dance and picnic fundraiser featuring the Tim Sullivan Band and Cowboy Poet Lindy Simmons will be held Sunday, June 1...

Salida Circus plans two performances at library

The Journal The Salida Circus plans two performances made for the family at the Cortez Public Library in June. Described as a wonderful accident waiting to happen, the ...

Low water forces Navajo Reservoir to remove docks

Boat ramp, courtesy dock will remain open for summer

2 men dead in separate rafting accidents in Colorado

DENVER (AP) — Another person has died in a rafting accident in Colorado. On Monday, the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office says 46-year-old Christian Sheetz of Summit County died a...

Navajo Nation gets federal funds for river recovery

Associated Press SHIPROCK – The Navajo Nation has been awarded a $1.1 million contract as part of a multi-agency effort to help recover endangered fish in the San Juan River Basin...

‘O’Keeffe’s Odyssey’ kicks off Southwest Studies lecture series

The Journal The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College kicks off its summer lecture series about woman in the Southwest with a presentation from Judith Reynolds, “O’Kee...

Empire Electric, bank offer home energy loans

The Journal Empire Electric Association has teamed with National Cooperative Bank to offer loan products to EEA members to finance home energy upgrades, including solar panels, en...

Hisatsinom Chapter hosts talk about updating Santa Fe museum

The Journal As a part of the Four Corners Lecture Series, the Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will present Maxine McBrinn, Ph.D., on Tuesday, June 5 at 7 p....

Humane Society adopt-athon Friday and Saturday

La Plata County Humane Society will host its 16th annual adopt-a-thon from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the shelter, 1111 South Camino del Rio. The shelter, thrift sto...

National Trails Day being celebrated on June 16

The Journal The Southwest Colorado Cycling Association, San Juan Mountains Association and Tres Rios Field Office are teaming up to start work on the new trails at Phil’s World, a...

Library hosts ranger, lesson on food

The Journal The Cortez Public Library’s weekly Storytime will feature “Take a Hike!” with park ranger Jennifer Frost, of the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument Visitors Cent...