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Oil-and-gas rules give locals limited say

Critics say local governments must be able to set own regulations

Habitat owners in Durango file suit over fish die-off

Wildlife Habitat blames oil and gas companies

Where private land meets public interest

A group of landowners in the Southwest aims to conserve a contested landscape

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Danny and Tina Ferguson were honored at a wedding reception at the First Baptist Church Saturday afternoon. Friends and relatives…

Mancos school district adopts truancy policy

Report reveals disrespect was most common offense

Subdivision planned on 60 acres in northeast Mancos

A 15-home subdivision is planned on land adjacent to the town of Mancos. Developer Gene Bott is proposing the new…

Proposed Mancos laundry spins to a halt

A commercial laundry venture on North Monty Street has stalled, frustrating a Mancos businessman. After a half-hour public hearing on…

Test scores below state average

Improvement plan focuses on math and language arts

Dolores awaits decision on grant for utilities upgrades, maintenance

Funding needed to improve sewer system, water plant

Search and Rescue team raises funds for ailing member

Dance teacher

Mariah Ragland demonstrates some moves for the Dolores Middle School dance team during practice.Sam Green/The Journal

80 years ago

Taken from the Dolores Star, Friday, Jan. 31, 1936

40 years ago

Taken from the Dolores Star, Friday, Jan. 30, 1976

Colorado public lands bill could become battleground

Comes as nation watches standoff in Oregon

Gold King Mine spill legislation drowns in Colorado Legislature

Measure sought to make it easier to sue federal government

Audit finds conflict of interest at state health department

Employees were members of contracted board

Drug Court funding dries up

Judge: Court out of money until July

M-CHS students direct one-act plays Friday, Saturday

M-CHS students direct plays that combine comedy, Shakespeare

Cortez police likely to face lawsuit in Make My Day case

A Denver attorney has confirmed that a civil lawsuit is likely against the Cortez Police Department in connection to a…

Mancos students impress at middle school science fair

Young scientists impress judges, teachers at science fair

Candidates for Mancos marshal will face FBI scrutiny

Phillips plans to narrow field to four or five for oral review board

Six qualify for Cortez municipal election

Two incumbents, a retired electrician, a full-time mother, a family attorney and a journalist are vying for one of four…

Learning about science

Cortez Middle School science teacher Jeff Sand shows students and parents an experiment at the Towaoc Library on Thursday evening.…

Disaster drill

Emergency Preparedness & Response Coordinator Karen Dixon leads a group of first responders in a training for a pneumonic plague…