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Dolores State Bank hires new lender

Dolores State Bank has hired a new secondary market lender. Linda Davies has experience working in several banks and mortgage companies in the Cortez area, according to the bank’s...

DATE: Oct 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Crow Canyon welcomes Peruvian delegation on tour

The Journal Crow Canyon Archaeological Center cultural specialist Dan Simplicio joined with National Park Service and tribal officials last week to welcome a delegation of officia...

DATE: Oct 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Region 9 announces board officers; Cortez city manager named

The Journal The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado has elected new officers to their board of directors, according to a news release from Terry Blair-Bur...

DATE: Oct 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Local contractors invited to annual CDOT event

The Journal The Colorado Department of Transportation and with the Colorado Contractors Association and Connect2DOT invite area contractors and subcontractors to an informational ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farm Service Agency reminds farmers, ranchers of loan opportunities

Jenny Peterson, executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Colorado Farm Service Agency, reminds farmers and ranchers that the agency offers farm-ownership and farm-operating l...

DATE: Oct 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

San Juan Regional Medical Center to offer free flu shots

San Juan Regional Medical Center will offer free influenza vaccination clinics in October and November at five locations in northwestern New Mexico: Oct. 28: 9 a.m.-noon, San J...

DATE: Oct 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: News

Restaurant food safety class will be held at La Plata County Fairgrounds

A class about safe food handling will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. The class will cover Colorado Department of Health safe ...

DATE: Oct 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: News

Four Corners’ future topic of economic conference

Regional forum will be held Nov. 1-2 in Farmington

DATE: Oct 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Yaquinto to speak about Fremont County’s cultural history

The Journal The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will present Brian Yaquinto on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Sunflower Theatre, 8 E. Main St., Cortez, CO...

DATE: Oct 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Buzz Club to meet Thursday

The Four Corners Beekeepers Association Buzz Club will hold its last meeting of the year at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, at Florida Baptist Church, 30296 U.S. Highway 160. Soup, bread and ...

DATE: Oct 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Community Foundation hires one to staff

The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado recently named Tracy Pope as its new marketing and grants manager. Pope has lived in Durango for more than 21 years and is invo...

DATE: Oct 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Cortez church opens site for Operation Christmas Child

This month, Rock Springs Community Church in Cortez will serve as a drop-off location for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child — joining nearly 5,000 U.S. locations collec...

DATE: Oct 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News