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Mosquitoes don’t suck blood to feed; they suck blood to breed. Breed, they have, according to the Animas Mosquito Contro...
09/18/2025

Mosquitoes don’t suck blood to feed; they suck blood to breed. Breed, they have, according to the Animas Mosquito Control District.

Mosquitoes don’t suck blood to feed. They suck blood to breed. Breed, they have – and migrated, too – said Seth Foster, Animas Mosquito Control District manager. “I always find that insulting when I g...

“I thought about trying empathy, the high road, or just saying nothing at all," the teacher's post began...
09/18/2025

“I thought about trying empathy, the high road, or just saying nothing at all," the teacher's post began...

Editor’s note: Bailey Duran is an education reporter for The Journal. She divides her time between Cortez and Seoul, where she studies the Korean language. She is a former ambassador and emplo...

The farm’s culinary lavender is used in bars, restaurants, ice cream and coffee shops across the region.
09/17/2025

The farm’s culinary lavender is used in bars, restaurants, ice cream and coffee shops across the region.

Katie Terrell Ramos started Mesa Verde Lavender on a dare. She was working as a writer and illustrator of children’s books, and was always obsessed with lavender, she said. Then her father-in-law dare...

Children’s Hospital Colorado hosted a two-day conference for youth care professionals at Fort Lewis College.
09/17/2025

Children’s Hospital Colorado hosted a two-day conference for youth care professionals at Fort Lewis College.

The first Southwest Colorado Pediatric Mental Health Symposium, hosted last week by Children’s Hospital Colorado, brought rural and metro-area youth professionals together to discuss the state of yout...

This photo shows the original Baker’s Bridge in November 1897 before it was moved about 100 feet downstream.
09/17/2025

This photo shows the original Baker’s Bridge in November 1897 before it was moved about 100 feet downstream.

And the West is History: Baker’s Bridge – 1897 Monday, Sep 15, 2025 5:00 AM This photo shows Baker’s Bridge in November 1897. A group of gold-seekers, led by Captain Charles Baker, came to the San Juan Mountains in 1860. The group built the first bridge over the Animas River in 1861, the same ...

Before announcing his resignation, the superintendent reflected on his efforts to overhaul Montezuma-Cortez School Distr...
09/17/2025

Before announcing his resignation, the superintendent reflected on his efforts to overhaul Montezuma-Cortez School District.

Tom Burris, superintendent of the Montezuma-Cortez School District, announced his resignation Tuesday during the board’s September meeting, ending a three-year tenure marked by reforms, salary increas...

The 31st annual Durango Autumn Arts Festival will be held this weekend in downtown Durango. And that's just one event th...
09/17/2025

The 31st annual Durango Autumn Arts Festival will be held this weekend in downtown Durango. And that's just one event this week...

Through Sept. 27 Bar D Chuckwagon Suppers, 4:30-9 p.m., 8080 County Road 250. Registration and details: https://tinyurl.com/bdhx5h6n. Through Oct. 25 Exhibit “Nature’s Tapestry in Plein Air,”...

North College Drive will be closed between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays for about two weeks as the paving portion of the p...
09/17/2025

North College Drive will be closed between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays for about two weeks as the paving portion of the project is completed.

Photos: Paving the way to higher education By Jerry McBride Herald Photo Editor Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025 3:41 PM Updated Tuesday, Sep. 16, 2025 4:25 PM Leandro Yazzie, with Four Corners Materials, operates the paving machine as co-worker Lloyd James operates the screed laying down 3 inches of compact a...

Mudslides, flash flooding and thousands of lightning strikes defined a dynamic low-pressure system in La Plata County la...
09/17/2025

Mudslides, flash flooding and thousands of lightning strikes defined a dynamic low-pressure system in La Plata County last week.

over 1 inch of which fell on Saturday. NWS data recorded at the Durango-La Plata County Airport recorded 1.13 inches of precipitation over the same time frame. Commenting on the weather, some race...

Three school have implemented security protocols this month when bears showed up on campus.
09/16/2025

Three school have implemented security protocols this month when bears showed up on campus.

Durango’s bears seem eager to attend class – much to the dismay of the local school district. Since the start of September, three bears have been sighted near different schools in the early morning, p...

All district schools are involved in the Green Team program, but Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary is especially prolific in it...
09/16/2025

All district schools are involved in the Green Team program, but Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary is especially prolific in its participation.

FORT LEWIS MESA ‒ The Durango School District’s food waste program, run by students in a group called the Green Team, works to manage waste from school cafeterias and classrooms by collecting leftover...

As revenue flowing into local governments ebbs, more communities are looking to visitors to pay bills.
09/16/2025

As revenue flowing into local governments ebbs, more communities are looking to visitors to pay bills.

As revenue flowing into local governments ebbs, more communities are looking to visitors to pay bills. At least seven counties will ask voters this November to double or triple the local lodging tax o...

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