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Dolores Fire completes training

I would like to begin by congratulating several of our Fire Department members on becoming certified Emergency Medical Technicians. Well…

First court hearing since ’90s

The first Dolores court hearing since the 1990s will held in Town Hall on Tuesday. The case concerns alleged disorderly…

Did you see the blood moon?

The first total lunar eclipse of 2014 as seen Tuesday morning high above Durango. It was the first of a…

Sheriff: Lockdown ‘a scary moment,’ not an overreaction

Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Colorado State Patrol officers helped block traffic as Dolores schools were put on lockdown after a threat by…

Facebook excels as marketing tool

Social media essential for modern business

Snowpack dust trends upward

This year not as bad as 2013's 'quantum leap'

Forest revisits travel management plan

Rico-Dolores use begins public process

Sheriff defends LEA funding to commission

Spruell says loss of funds would require eliminating patrol deputy positions

Briefs

Local Trout Unlimited chapter to meet The Dolores River Anglers Chapter of Trout Unlimited will meet Monday, April 14 at…

Livestock may lose brewery grains

Spent grain bound for the farm at Empyrean Brewing on April 1. Breweries in Nebraska also say a federal proposal…

Dolores Seniors host donation sale

Dolores Star/Jim Mimiaga<br><br>Jeane and Jim Koenig, of Dolores, drop off items at the senior citizens White Elephant Sale. The ongoing…

A one-stoplight town

Dolores now has its very own stoplight, part of a Colorado Department of Transportation project on the Highway 145 bridge.…

Breakwater project stalls

McPhee boat ramp lacks calm water

Dolores scrimmage

Baby wipes clogging sewer system

It’s already a dirty job, but the amount of cleansing wipes clogging up Durango’s sewer system has the department begging…

Thanks to sponsor Dolores Rotary

On behalf of Operation Graduation 2014, I would like to thank the Dolores Rotary for sponsoring an evening of Bingo…

Governor’s office: Yes to air fleet

Official endorses contracting for firefighting force

briefs

Dolores Ranger District plans prescribed burns The Dolores Ranger District has prescribed burning operations in four areas of the San…

Highway 145 construction begins

Dennis Leroy stops vehicles for the construction on the bridge on Highway 145 outside Dolores. Resurfacing the bridge is the…

Signs of spring

A newborn calf stays close to his mom, who was still cleaning the calf up after being born in a…

Businesses sign up for book drive

The Montelores Early Childhood Council (MECC) has teamed up with EPIC (Executives Partnering to Invest In Children), and Lt. Gov.…

Roads closed longer for wildlife

House Creek, Lone Dome routes now scheduled to reopen May 1

Red Arrow cleanup awaits Texas bankruptcy ruling

Cleanup of the mercury contaminated Red Arrow Mill site on Grand Avenue just outside Mancos will move forward when a…

Glitch on Medicaid website fuels confusion

A glitch on the state Medicaid website let Coloradans submit applications without providing income information during March, resulting in a…