Children - The Journal

Dolores board votes to take down playground structures

Demolition still needs approval from Great Outdoors Colorado

DATE: Dec 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Child Health Plan Plus funding may expire; state advises looking at alternatives

About 570 people in Montezuma County use insurance program

DATE: Dec 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Parents, kids rally in Dolores to support playground

Parents advocated for saving or rebuilding facility

DATE: Nov 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Denver area doctors seek to ban smartphone sales to preteens

Impact of technology on developing youth a concern

DATE: May 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County’s child poverty rate nearly double state average

‘Kids Count’ reveals child well-being stats

DATE: Apr 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

County considers asphalt plant; city weighs in

Suckla suggests site near Mesa Verde

DATE: Apr 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores girl keeps birthday promise to Cortez Animal Shelter

Jordan Lansing, who hopes to become a vet, donates each year to animal shelter

DATE: Apr 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez mayor declares April Child Abuse Awareness Month

Proclamation was one of several at Tuesday meeting

DATE: Mar 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

State budget proposal cuts youth surveys on drugs, sex

DENVER – Colorado schoolchildren may not be asked about their drug use and sex habits in anonymous surveys anymore, under a bipartisan budget proposal moving through the Legislature. ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Girls on the Run ends season in Durango

Area third-through eighth-grade girls set for 5K on Saturday

DATE: Nov 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: More Sports

No spike in teen marijuana use after legalization

Colorado reports that there’s been no spike in marijuana use among youths since state legalized it

DATE: Jun 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Turnover plagues child care in Southwest Colorado

Low wages, burnout driving the problem

DATE: Apr 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business