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“Some of the shelters need help because some of the animals are suffering.” Jordan Lansing, 11 By Stephanie Alderton Journal Staff Writer Jordan Lansing, 11, continued a birthday tradition on...
DATE: April 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
Cortez Mayor Karen Sheek signed a proclamation Tuesday declaring the city would recognize April as Child Abuse Awareness Month. The proclamation came after members of the Four Corners Child...
DATE: March 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER – Colorado schoolchildren may not be asked about their drug use and sex habits in anonymous surveys anymore, under a bipartisan budget proposal moving through the Legislature. The budget...
DATE: March 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
Area Girls on the Run programs will conclude their 2016 season with a 5-kilometer run in Durango on Saturday. The program, for third-through eighth-grade girls, started in 2000 in North Carolina...
DATE: Nov. 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: More Sports
DENVER – Teen marijuana use has not increased since the state legalized the drug, according to state health officials. But anti-marijuana groups remain concerned that the normalization of the drug...
DATE: June 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
Across Southwest Colorado, early childhood education centers are facing high staff turnover rates and many have waiting lists because there is not enough care available for families. A survey of...
DATE: April 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business
The annual Easter egg hunt in Cortez will be held Saturday, March 26 on the west side of City Park, between Montezuma Avenue and Main Street at Park Street.Areas will be marked off for youngsters...
DATE: March 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News
By Mary Dodd MECC Chief Knowledge Officer In February our thoughts turn to all the ways we can show our loved ones how much we care about them – and children need us to show our love not by buying...
DATE: Feb. 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education
More parents have been able to find licensed child care for their infants and toddlers thanks to grants through the Southwest Colorado Early Childhood Collaborative. In the first year, the grants...
DATE: Feb. 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Living
Nearly 2 in 3 Montezuma County children under the age of 6 reside in homes that face financial hardships. While only about a third of Montezuma County children live below the federal poverty level,...
DATE: Sept. 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Earlier this year, pediatricians at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center found that reading to a toddler activates brain networks that support budding literacy. This week, Colorado Lt....
DATE: Sept. 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER – Colorado lawmakers are frustrated with the response from human services officials after the majority of the Legislature sent a letter of no-confidence earlier this month. Several lawmakers...
DATE: June 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
