Canyons of the Ancients artist performs at Anasazi Heritage Center

Bonnie Schmader performs suite inspired by Canyons

Freeze warning issued for Southwest Colorado

The Journal file<br><br>An irrigated field in Montezuma County in early October last year. Locations in Southwest Colorado include Cortez, Dove…

Denver foundation considers Montezuma-Cortez for new program

Nathan Yip Foundation to discuss computer-based program

Taxes, RVs and construction on Cortez council agenda

Four hearings are planned for Tuesday

Police Blotter

Journal/Sam Green<br><br>Cortez Police Department badge 4:05 p.m.: Police responded to a report of stolen license plates at City Market, 508…

International film festival returns to Sunflower Theatre in Cortez

Audience will vote on 10 shorts at Oct. 7 screening

Photos: Third Thursday Market wraps up

SWOS achieves improvement status in state testing

Alternative campus achieves ‘improvement’ status after rating climbs

Wildfire north of McPhee Reservoir contained, Forest Service says

Crews from 3 districts responded to Hoppe Point Fire

Photo: Moose on the loose

Durango resident Peter Schertz caught a moose strolling through Pioneer Park on Thursday morning in northern Durango.Courtesy of Peter Schertz

Panthers softball holds off Durango for a 13-13 tie

After Demons rally, rivalry ends in a tie

Marijuana shop employee sentenced in theft case

Military discounts used to embezzle money

Sheriff Blotter

11:47 a.m.: Deputies responded to a report of a missing person in the 800 block of Central Avenue, Dolores. A…

Montezuma County eases Summit Ridge road access to BLM land

Public land access cited, but parking problem persists

Number of uninsured residents drops in Southwest Colorado

Survey: Since Obamacare, more people have coverage statewide

Yucca House monument expansion gets county approval

Land donation allows access to monument

Red flag warning issued for Southwest Colorado

Colorado fire weather zones 207 in Montezuma County and 290 in Montrose County.National Weather Service The affected area includes western…

Ex-judge, wife may have died of carbon monoxide poisoning

The bodies of Roger Cisneros, 93, and his wife, Adelia, 89, were found Monday in their southwestern Denver residence.KMGH-TV The…

EPA installs barrier, valve in mine that spilled toxic waste

Kayakers in the Animas River, which was colored from a mine waste spill, on Aug. 6, 2015.Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald…

Who will be next generation’s farmers?

Average age of state’s farmers is almost 59; cost of startup, land are hurdles

Monuments report challenges limits of protections

In Antiquities Act, landscapes like Grand Canyon count as ‘objects’ that can be protected

Zinke’s fire memo calls for aggressive forest thinning

The policy ignores major drivers of West’s fires

Mancos School bond committee plans outreach on ballot question

Volunteers schedule tours, public meetings

Carol Chamberland offers free public programs at Mesa Verde

Painter Carol Chamberland plans discussion, sketching