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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

Support group for parents of LGBTQ children?

The Journal A group of concerned citizens, who meet at St. Barnabas in Cortez, have begun programs to help LGBTQ+ students in area schools. They are now trying to find out if pare...

DATE: Oct 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

CDOT to begin work on U.S. 160 and Colorado 145

The Colorado Department of Transportation and A-1 Chipseal-Rocky Mountain Pavement will start two roadwork improvement projects on Monday, Oct. 23. The projects are expected to la...

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Grace’s Kitchen accepting donations for Thanksgiving dinner

Grace’s Kitchen is accepting donations for this year’s Community Thanksgiving Meal. The kitchen is accepting frozen turkeys, new roasters, No. 10 canned green beans, cranberries, ...

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Medicine Horse Center needs volunteers

Looking for a great way to spend your free time this fall? The Medicine Horse Center needs volunteers for therapeutic riding sessions, helping out as side walkers and leaders for...

DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News