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A community recovers: Flood cleanup begins at Vallecito

Residents return home after record floods

DATE: Oct 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

City proposes $39.6M budget for 2026 amid economic pressure

Finance Director Randy Bailey seeks public feedback in ‘relatively flat’ year

DATE: Oct 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former La Plata commissioner welcomed as interim Dolores attorney

Julie Westendorff enters the role temporarily as town attorney after Jon Kelly steps aside

DATE: Oct 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College aims to send nurses to rural hospitals

New program result of partnership with CU Anschutz

DATE: Oct 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

After weeklong rain, temperatures dipping below freezing in Montezuma County

Forecast calls for a low of 25 degrees tonight

DATE: Oct 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Evacuations lifted for northern Vallecito

Returning residents urged to be cautious amid lingering hazards

DATE: Oct 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores school board covers recycling and superintendent evaluation

Three students defend coach and mentor

DATE: Oct 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education

Flooding disrupts Durango & Silverton train operations

Animas River jumped bank Saturday, damaging tracks near Needleton

DATE: Oct 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

In-limbo emergency public health money for Montezuma County set to be restored

Full allotment of Emergency Preparedness and Response money expected to be returned in mid-November; other federal funds uncertain

DATE: Oct 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Nine months in, how well is Colorado driving hands-free?

Local violations are low as enforcement expands across state

DATE: Oct 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office carries out extradition of high-risk criminal with El Paso County

Suspect faces second-degree assault among other felony charges

DATE: Oct 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Chairman Manuel Heart looks to a new generation after five terms for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

Entering retirement following three decades on Tribal Council, Chairman Manuel Heart offers his reflections to The Journal

DATE: Oct 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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