Dolores River Fest turns 10 years old

The Dolores River Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary at Joe Rowell Park this Saturday, June 1. For an entrance fee of $10, attendees will enjoy music, vendors, adult bev...

Agency urges campfire safety

So far this year, Durango Interagency Fire Dispatch Center has responded to 28 fires on the San Juan National Forest, and 22 of them were abandoned or unattended campfires. Six o...

'The hardest part starts now' Local governments still can ban marijuana retailers

DENVER - The Legislature and governor have had their say on marijuana. Now it's everyone else's turn. Gov. John Hickenlooper signed six marijuana-related bills into law Tuesday. T...

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DHS Class of 2013

Remembering the fallen

Community calendar

The Dolores Star encourages people to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@doloresstar.com. Items submitted at least two weeks in...

County's assessed property values dip

Homeowners across Montezuma County received notices in the mail a few weeks ago, stating the revised value of their properties. For the majority, values were down. Co...

Emergency drought loans available

Farmers and ranchers in Montezuma, Archuleta, San Miguel, La Plata, and Dolores counties may be eligible for low-interest emergency loans to help cover losses they sustained as a result of t...

Summit water will be turned on Friday

The board of directors of the Summit Reservoir and Irrigation Company announce that irrigation water will be turned into the delivery system on Friday, May 24. Shareholders shoul...

The Class of 2017

School funding measure signed

But it depends<br/>on voter approval of income-tax increase