A new ordinance from the Mancos Board of Trustees would implement clear guidelines for water restrictions, given Southwest Colorado’s dry conditions. Trustees have expressed support of the rules...

With rising temperatures and prolonged drought, Southwest Colorado’s rivers and streams are increasingly running lower and warmer, creating an uncertain future for fish and other aquatic life....

Hikers looking to complete the Continental Divide Trail this year may have just been dealt a significant blow, as a recent rockslide on a portion of the trail in the San Juan Mountains has been...

The Journal The Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs plans to host its annual Startup Showcase virtually on Sept. 22. Scape’s mission is to create more high-growth, job-creating...

About 1,500 students staying in dorms and another 500 employees and other students are expected to be tested next week for the virus that causes COVID-19 during move-in week at Fort Lewis College....

The Ignacio School District is one of the most equitable districts in Colorado when it comes to spending on students, according to WalletHub, a personal finance website. Equitable education means...

Liane Jollon, executive director of San Juan Basin Public Health, has dropped out of consideration for a job in Oregon and will stay in her role as leader of the health department for Archuleta and...

When Centennial School District R-1 resumes classes on Wednesday, the student population will have plummeted from where it was a year ago. The number of children enrolled in the San Luis Valley...

Avalanche control on Lizard Head Pass by the Colorado Department of Transportation is about to go high tech with a $1.4 million remote control system. Every winter north of Rico, the Yellow...

The Cortez City Council celebrated the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, with a female majority Tuesday evening. The 19th Amendment...