Dolores graduates head out into the world holding tightly onto who they are
Graduates encouraged to persevere through challenges and continue to be there for one another
Dolores
Dolores school board approves raises for teachers and staff
Board ended up giving teachers a larger raise than planned
BLM to welcome Derek Padilla as new field manager in Colorado on May 8
Padilla has been working as a district ranger in Dolores for 11 years
Mesa snowmelt overwhelms Dolores in valley below
Community rallies to fill sandbags, redirect floodwaters; no injuries reported
Lingering winter delays opening of McPhee Reservoir boat ramp
Bay is iced over, and roads drifted with snow; invasive mussels found on Western Slope
Colorado Highway 184 is reopened after repair
New culvert installed; flooding caused three-week closure
Dolores proposes to close portion of escarpment for safety reasons
Hillside along Road 31 was recently annexed by town; new town treasurer appointed
Dolores Chamber seeking nominees for 2022 Citizen and Business of the Year
Annual banquet moved to October; Food Truck Fridays has new location but without drive-in movies
Dolores Valley residents offered free sandbags as flooding begins
County Public Works Department donates sand as rain and snowmelt pick up
Flooding closes Colorado Highway 184 north of Cortez
Local traffic allowed through; no access to U.S. 491, no estimated time to reopen
Galloping Goose No. 5 to ride the rails in Animas Valley
Goose will run spring excursions to Cascade, opening day of Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad trips
Flooding from rain and snowmelt hits Norwood; Dolores gets ready
No flooding in Dolores yet, but free sandbags will be available soon
Dolores school board discusses potential track and field and board vacancy
Dr. Raney served as the director of the Dolores School Board, and turned in her resignation at the March meeting to move back to North Carolina. (Primary Care Collaborative/Courtesy Photo).…
Cortez’s Brinley and Victoria Duran continue swimming excellence
Victoria earns college scholarship; 10-year-old Brinley will go to qualifying meet in California
Modern bike and skate park proposed for Joe Rowell Park in Dolores
Citizen group formed to partner with town; fundraising has begun for $750,000 project
Lost skier rescued at Boggy Draw north of Dolores
Snow biking trails are groomed in the Boggy Draw area. (Courtesy Southwest Colorado Cycling Association) No injuries reported; Montezuma County Search and Rescue responded A cross-country skier who got lost…
Dolores transfers ownership of Galloping Goose No. 5 to its home museum
Conditions guarantee beloved train will stay a feature of town, continue to run on guest railroads
Dolores school board discusses BOCES, provides update on Phase 1 of building project
The school hopes to begin building during the summer 2024
Canyons of Ancients hosts two events Feb. 18
Hopi Laguna carver and artist-in-residence will give presentations before museum closes for temporarily for renovations
Planning for community gardens in Cortez and Dolores begins
Affordable plots available; meeting is Feb. 25 in Cortez