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Chilly dip
A deer swims across McPhee Reservoir. The water temperature was 54 degrees Sunday when the doe jumped in. Early Wednesday morning, lows in the Cortez area fell to about 26…
Final days to vote
County clerk advises residents to drop off ballots; it’s too late for mail
Intoxicated woman dies in county jail
Questions arise about protocols for jailing at-risk inmates
‘Funkalicious’ Halloween High-energy Elder Grown playing at Dolores River Brewery
Sam Kelly, a graduate of Dolores High School, now plays in the funk band Elder Grown. They will play a Halloween show Saturday at the Dolores River Brewery.Courtesy photo By…
New board member to be picked Beard, Kress give presentations
The Dolores Town Board heard from two candidates interested in being appointed to a vacant board position. James Beard and Werner Kress gave brief presentations to the board Monday. The…
BLM meeting on master leasing plan is Nov. 19
The Bureau of Land Management’s Southwest Resource Advisory Council Oil and Gas Sub-Group will meet Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Dolores Public Lands Center (29211 Colorado 184) at 10 a.m.…
Salmon give-away scheduled
Colorado Parks and Wildlife will give away kokanee salmon in Durango at 3 p.m. on Nov. 6, 13, 20 and Dec. 4 at the boat ramp at Lake Nighthorse. The…
Halloween party in town
There will be a Halloween Haunt on Oct. 31 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Dolores Schools District Office courtyard at 100 N. 6th St. in Dolores. There will…
Faces in the Crowd The Readers
Kayla and Corben Tallmadge pick out books at the Dolores Elementary book fair sponsored by the Parent Teacher Association.Sam Green/The Journal Do you have a Faces in the Crowd to…
Governor’s office explains spat
Governor’s office explains spatAttorney general says her post is a key check and balance
The Front page Stories from the Oct. 31, 1968, issue of the Mancos Times-Tribune
Big Elk Willis Hurst proudly poses for his portrait beside the big bull elk he killed Thursday evening. The elk measured eight feet from tail to tip of the nose,…
Town talk: Halloween and beyond
Mancos might be small, but the town does holidays big. In celebration of Halloween this weekend, there are several events competing for you and your costumes’ attention. On Oct. 30,…
Spruce Tree House closed after rockfall; study planned
Access limited at southside viewpoint