Dolores Star

U.S. budget stalemate hits counties

Tax payments for U.S. lands remain in limbo until approval

Fish hunter

Bears wrestling looking to freshmen to lead team

According to Dolores High School wrestling coach Leo Garand, this season will be a rebuilding one for the Bears. With…

Rudolph Run honors girl’s fight with disability

The annual Rudolph Run in Mancos Friday night will honor an 11-year-old girl who died earlier this year. Known as…

Community Calendar

People are encouraged to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less…

EPA set to present its Red Arrow report

Mancos Town Hall forum Dec. 10

Put away the bike, break out the skis, snowboards

Snowmaking, recent snowfall open more lifts

Looking back at a family man, a family newspaper

A true newsman, Larry Pleasant ran the Dolores Star from 1960 to 1977, and the Dove Creek Press between 1961…

Music to warm us

Local chorus groups give reason to go out into cold

Mesa Verde to hold open house Thursday

Mesa Verde National Park hosts a holiday open house Thursday at Chapin Mesa from 4 to 9 p.m. Luminarias will…

Autopsy: Inmate died of ‘natural causes’

Cause of death attributed to chronic use of alcohol

Holiday spirit alive in Dolores

Win Dolores Dollars at Dolores Furniture and Gifts, the Dolores River Brewery, Depot, Naked Moose, Hollywood, Dolores Food Market, Traditional…

Explore the other Mesa Verde: Chaco center of trade

Chaco Canyon, N.M. – For a unique and less crowded archeological excursion, visit the “Capital of the Ancient Southwest” known…

Outgoing librarian honored

The Dolores Public Library Board of Trustees and the Friends of the Dolores Public Library will host a retirement party…

Dolores 40 years ago

Taken from the Dec. 7, 1973 pages of the Dolores Star New Sheriff In County Montezuma County has a new…

Morning snow

Horses GRAZE in a field northwest of Cortez as the snow fell Wednesday morning. A winter weather advisory for the…

Dolores 80 years ago

Taken from the Dec. 8, 1933 files of the Dolores Star Editorial comments The man that only tries to fool…

Three charged in July burglary at storage company

Three people have recently been charged in connection to a July burglary at Triple Six Storage on Highway 491. Montezuma…

Rare ice fog shrouds Dolores area

Mist topped out at 6,500 feet, may fade Tuesday

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wild turkeys keep a wary eye out to avoid ending up on a Thanksgiving table. This flock was just east…

Bears looking strong

Girls solid despite losing key players

Bears have promising roster

Boys basketball hoping for success this season

4 million acres of public lands remain inaccessible

More than 4 million acres of public lands in the West – roughly the size of New Jersey – are…

EPA’s Red Arrow report due Dec. 4, Town Hall meeting Dec. 10

An Environmental Protection Agency assessment on illegal gold milling operations in Mancos will be released on Dec. 4. Operations at…