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Despite the six-hour drive from Durango, Sweetwater Lake in Garfield County has been a popular place to go boating, hiking and camping for decades in Colorado. But large swaths of the expansive...
DATE: July 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Journal Thank you to the Dolores Town Playground Committee past and present for bringing the community’s vision of the playground into reality; To the Playground Group for fundraising and...
DATE: July 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Thank You Letters
This Fourth of July, a bald eagle, America’s national bird, is recovering at an animal rehabilitation center after apparently flying into power lines in south Durango. He is doing well and should...
DATE: July 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
FARMINGTON – A large fire Wednesday destroyed a house, an RV and 13 vehicles southeast of Farmington before firefighters calmed the flames. No injuries were reported, the San Juan County Fire...
DATE: July 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico
The Durango Police Department released additional details Friday about an officer-involved shooting that occurred earlier this week, including the name of the officer who killed a burglary suspect....
DATE: July 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Dolores Town Board voted unanimously to renew the liquor license for The River Bar and Grill after the general manager agreed to revamp operations to prevent liquor violations. The restaurant...
DATE: July 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Although no final decision has been made, a Dolores schools committee prefers building a campus just south of Joe Rowell Park. The Dolores school board approved building a new school in March, but...
DATE: July 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
An inexperienced motorcyclist hit a “bump-out” and crashed onto a sidewalk Thursday evening on Main Avenue in downtown Durango, according to police. The crash occurred about 7 p.m. in the 1000...
DATE: July 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Summer is in full swing, and local farmers markets have sprung up throughout the Four Corners area. Mancos’ Thursday afternoon market is three weeks in, stationed in a small park across Grand...
DATE: July 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
There is something called the “knucklehead factor” in the algorithm of public land management. While never spoken of publicly, federal land managers talk among themselves about the challenges of...
DATE: July 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors