Getting down to business

More than 100 sales closed Saturday at the lively annual County Fair livestock auction. One of the biggest draws of the fair, it is also the culmination of months of hard work for young 4-H...

DATE: Aug. 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

A soft touch

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Feathered friend

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Fence detail

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Weminuche sheep grazing study suspended

Proposed regulations to guide sheep grazing in the Weminuche Wilderness are so weighty that the level of environmental examination of the issues is being ramped up a notch. The original...

DATE: Aug. 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Cortez hosts firefighter games

Three hundred firefighters representing 16 districts in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico competed in the annual Tri-State Firemen games in Cortez over the weekend. Roger Smith Avenue in front of...

DATE: Aug. 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Dolores Briefs

Dolores man falls to death from Oregon cliff Authorities say a Colorado man fell to his death from a cliff at Benham Falls in Central Oregon. Cyclists found 62-year-old Daniel Lowry unconscious...

DATE: Aug. 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Speed training

At the Colt Starting Challenge Friday, a crowd of 40 watched the variety of styles used to gentle an untrained horse. The new competitive fair event features six trainers who are introduced to an...

DATE: Aug. 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Nowlin weighs in on mental health

The Colorado Department of Corrections recently revealed that 1 in 6 adult inmates and 1 in 4 youth offenders suffer from a mental illness. The Cortez Journal recently asked its Facebook fans to...

DATE: Aug. 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Small tax districts waiting for rebound

While Kinder Morgan's development of CO2 had a positive impact on 2013 property tax revenue across the county, the impact on small tax districts has created some disparity. A few fire districts...

DATE: Aug. 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

County sued over TDRs

A lawsuit has been filed against the Montezuma County commission for eliminating the Transferable Development Rights program within the Dolores River Valley. The plaintiffs listed are Greg Kemp,...

DATE: Aug. 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Feds to marijuana users: Ship out

Smoking cannabis? Not a good idea while living in federal subsidized housing, even if the drug has been prescribed by a doctor.Some residents are finding out the hard way that there is a glaring...

DATE: Aug. 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

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