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Taken from the Dolores Star, Friday, Jan. 17, 1936

Brothers may have cracked cold case during Christmas break

On a November night in 2010, gunfire lit up a dark, desert canyon near Utah’s Dead Horse State Park. It was a brief, brutal confrontation that brought both parties to…

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper defends budget-balancing proposal

Restructured fee would be exempt from TABOR

Report charts history of abuse at Grand Canyon

FILE – This Aug. 29, 2002 file photo, shows the Colorado River at the Grand Canyon National Park, in Arizona. A new report by a federal watchdog outlines a history…

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Feds to study butterfly found in Southwest Federal officials plan to study the status of a butterfly once found across the Southwest to see if it warrants protection under the…

Sheriff might yield refund

Service contract appears to have a surplus

Sanitation officials blame sewer problem on inmate flushing habits

Ramen packages clog system

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Main Street Bridge endorsed for funding A special highway committee has recommended that Mancos receive more than $1 million to help fund the replacement of the Main Street Bridge. The…

Preparation is key so winter travel doesn’t leave you stranded

A blustery, white Southwest Colorado winter can impose Darwin’s evolutionary theory of “survival of the fittest” on the unprepared. “One of the biggest things to remember is that the conditions…

Treasure trove of late Triassic fossils discovered in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – Paleontologists have discovered a cliff-side in Utah brimming with fossils that offers a rare glimpse of desert life in western North America early in the age…

Storm dumps on Dolores

Forest considers adding groomed trails near Dunton

The Dolores Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest is considering adding groomed skiing trails in the Dunton area. But first, wildlife officials are assessing potential wildlife impacts, including…

Sheriff rolls out Pay My Jailer debt-collection service

Inmate debt surpasses $300K

Cortez man’s court fight over privacy fence delayed

Joe James points at one of his no-trespassing signs. He says that a city employee who cited him for a weed problem trespassed on his property while collecting evidence.Courtesy photo…

Silverton officials expect to make January deadline for Superfund request

Officials must request cleanup program by Jan. 31

Rep. Scott Tipton says passing Good Samaritan bill should be priority

New regulations for cleanup not a priority

Colorado Rep. J. Paul Brown to announce re-election bid Jan. 16

Republican expects ‘tough and dirty’ race

Cash, pot reported stolen in armed home invasion

Heroin, meth seized in unrelated sting

Anasazi Heritage Center to close temporarily

The Bureau of Land Management Anasazi Heritage Center near Dolores, Colorado, will temporarily close beginning Jan. 18 through Feb. 16 to prepare a new exhibit and for building upgrades. “We…

Dolores River documentary premieres in Dolores

As Tim Cooper steers the raft through a rapid, Natasha and Sam Gordon seem to enjoy the wild ride Saturday at the Dolores River Festival.Sam Green/The Journal The third annual…