Alanna Lucero is a typical 5-year-old. She likes bouncing on the trampoline and playing with her siblings and kids from school. But she needs a heart transplant, and she needs it soon. Alanna was...

After a more than five-hour meeting, La Plata County commissioners on Tuesday denied a proposed temporary camp and entertainment hub for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally over the Labor Day weekend...

The Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy Act was passed for the second time by the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, giving the Senate another opportunity to pass the measure after it was...

COVID-19 may have disrupted normal operations of almost everything this year, but the great outdoors is still readily available — and the School Community Youth Collaborative wants to help young...

The Colorado Legislature cut $621 million from K-12 education last month after COVID-19 rattled the country’s economy and stunted state tax revenue. Schools in Southwest Colorado are now scrambling...

The town of Mancos is hosting a three-day cleanup in mid-August. The event is Aug. 13-15, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Local residents are invited to gather up their old household items, scrap metal and...

The Journal The Cortez Public Library’s Virtual 2020 Summer Reading Program will run from July 20 to Aug. 31. The theme is “Imagine Your Story.” Participants 0 to 18 years old can access and print...

The Journal Montezuma-Cortez High School, in partnership with the School Community Youth Collaborative, will welcome incoming freshmen to learn about the importance of the transition into ninth...

The Journal Retired music educator and Montezuma Cortez High School Band Director Rodney Ritthaler was recently awarded the prestigious Colorado Bandmasters Association’s 2020 Hall of Fame Award. ...

The Dolores School District Re-4A is implementing a new curricular series for students in kindergarten through third grade. It’s called the Core Knowledge sequence, and it aims to align learning...