Jim Mimiaga
Position: Journal staff writer

Update: Neighbors react to 3 deaths in Cortez home; investigation continues

Foul play suspected; family found dead in home on Tucker Court

Rescued horses surrendered to Dolores County sheriff

Suspect denies owning any of the horses; assistant DA said she faced previous animal abuse charges

Montezuma County Commissioner Joel ‘Joe’ Stevenson dies

Commissioner from Mancos had been hospitalized with COVID-related illness

‘Snowtography’ test site set up in San Juan National Forest

Study seeks relationship between tree canopy, soil moisture and snow depth; webinar on topic is Friday

Mobile vaccination bus will make stops in three Southwest Colorado counties

Shots are free, and no ID or insurance is required

Parks and Wildlife commission rejects blaze orange requirement for bowhunters in overlap season

New rule proposal was in response to fatal shooting of a bowhunter in the San Juan National Forest; more hunter education planned

Montezuma County discusses succession process for ill Stevenson

Commissioner hospitalized for COVID complications

Horses rescued from remote mountain pasture in Southwest Colorado

State veterinarian called to examine animals; case is under investigation

BLM seeks comment on proposed land purchase for Canyons of the Ancients

647-acre private inholding would be added to national monument west of Cortez

Montezuma County commissioner hospitalized with COVID-related complications

Joel Stevenson reported a positive test in November and recovered, according to county administrator

COVID-19 deaths increase in Montezuma County; outbreaks reported at Walmart, nursing home

Number of cases in county decline; 61% fully vaccinated

A future of drought? Ute Mountain Ute Tribe looks at life with less water

Limited water supply consolidated to keep corn crop and flour mill operating; jobs lost, canal payment assistance requested