Health care intern program hosted by Southwest Health

The Journal Southwest Health System is accepting applications for its summer internship program for high school students ages 14-18. The program, under the direction of...

Montelores Cancer Fund grants $50,000 to local patients

The Journal The Montelores Cancer Care Assistance program in February granted its 50th cancer care grant, which provides cancer patients and their families with up to $1,000 for t...

Southwest Health EMS to host mobile emergency preparedness training

The Journal Southwest Health System EMS plans a 2-day training program on May 19-20 focusing on medical management of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive wea...

CPW plans seminar on turkey hunting

The Journal Colorado Parks and Wildlife plans a free seminar on turkey hunting, 3-6 p.m., Friday, April 21, in Pagosa Springs at the Archuleta County Extension Center at the count...

Spring marks pothole season for CDOT

The Journal The Colorado Department of Transportation has released a website link for residents to report potholes and other maintenance concerns. Go to https://www.cod...

Cortez Fire reports two little fires

The Cortez Fire Protection District reported two small fires since April 12. A 1-acre fire burned about 4:30 p.m. on April 12 in the Cortez Ditch, which runs from Empire Street ne...

National Geographic Channel features Crow Canyon archaeologist

The Journal Crow Canyon Archaeology Center researcher Kyle Bocinsky, Ph.D., will be featured in an episode of the National Geographic Channel program “Origins” and discuss the arc...

BLM seeks nominations to SW Colorado advisory councils

The Journal The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday announced that nominations are open for positions on the BLM Colorado Southwest Resource Advisory Council. Nominations will ...

Cortez birding festival offers tour for teens

The Journal Martin Cuntz, a Durango Youth Birding Ambassador, will guide a birdwatching tour designed especially for fellow teens during the Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festiv...

Local libraries partner with Colorado parks pass program

The Journal Colorado Parks and Wildlife is expanding the Check-Out Colorado State Parks Program from public libraries to Colorado’s publicly funded college and university librarie...

Main Street Cortez goes live with street cam

The city of Cortez unveiled its new live stream of Main Street on March 29. After a few days of technical glitches, the live video is now available to stream. It offers a view of...

Birding festival offers instructive photography tour

The Journal The 2017 Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festival offers novices and experienced photographers an opportunity to learn from an expert at 1:30 p.m., Friday, May 12 at t...