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Cheers for Sutcliffe Vineyard’s Syrah

Grapes grown in McElmo Canyon, Canyons of the Ancients

$200,000 awarded in Roatcap wildfire

Arsonist agrees to restitution order

Land Conservancy names Leibowitz new executive

Tries to preserve ranches and farms

County drought gets disaster status

Affected farmers may qualify for low-interest emergency loans

County drops TDR program in valley

Commissioners open door to increased development

Fire doesn’t wait; neither should we

By Rebecca Samulski Montezuma County Fire Chiefs’ Association Recent local fires from Canonball to Kernan Creek and across to La…

Cemetery to halt sales after mixup with plot

Couple sought help after space was sold again

Volunteers work on School to Farm Project

Volunteers from the National Civilian Community Corps, in front of the adobe oven they built.Courtesy photo A crew of up…

Around Town

Paving road work is suspended near Dolores Colorado Department of Transportation contractor Skanska Civil USA West Rocky Mountain District Inc.…

Americana, Rico-style

Fourth of July parade continues to be a hit in mountain town

Timber sales benefit locals

Aspen, firewood majority of sales

Fishing the Dolores

School project rises up in the valley

Manager: Project on time, within budget

Human foot, arm unearthed in Rico

Bones are likely from mining days

County announces fire ban

Planner cites dry conditions, need for mitigation

Escalante Days evolving to include live music

Escalante Days is expanding into the night. The classic Dolores celebration of Spanish explorer Dominguez Escalante is in its 38th…

Pony Expresso coffee shop gets high marks

The Pony Expresso coffee shop received the TripAdvisor certificate of excellence in June. The award is given to businesses that…

Balancing act

Ellen Koppenhafer and Marcus Steward try paddle-boarding for the first time while enjoying a day at McPhee Reservoir.Sam Green/Dolores Star

Athletes get Tailwind from Dolores drink company

Innovative formula a liquid fuel for endurance races

SUCAP shows off new Roadrunner buses

Regional routes include Dolores

Drivers, slow down for flycatcher

Photo courtesy US Fish and Wildlife<br><br>CDOT adjusted the construction schedule on U.S. 145 to protect the endangered Southwestern willow flycatcher.du1-i-syn…

County drops out of water dispute on Canyons monument

Chance to object later still possible

Public lands office lassoes new staff

DOLORES – Joey Pruitt is the new Dolores RD Range Conservationist handling grazing allotments, permits and improvements, rangeland health and…

Boats, boulders, buds and beetles

County commissioners take up a range of issues at last week's meeting