Wildfire funding change in the works

Obama budget allows for megafires

Day 3: Bears wrestlers place at state

After three days of tough wrestling at the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament, two Dolores High School seniors will be returning home with hardware. Upton fights to third place f...

Upton wins as Bears enjoy mixed results in Round 2

Certainly feeling relieved was Bears' 182-pound senior Ethen Upton, who, after winning against Sierra Grande High School's Jose Cisneros, moved on to the state semifinals. After f...

Lizardhead Cycling earns national acclaim for service

Lizardhead Cyclery in Dolores has been named one of the best bicycle shops in the nation by Adventure Cycling magazine. Owner Nicholas Tyson Jones was awarded the 2013 Braxton Bic...

Day 2: Bears still alive at state wrestling tournament

While the second day of the Colorado State High School wrestling tournament did not yield any championship qualifiers for the Dolores High School wrestling team, the Bears performed well. ...

FLC student joins Region 9

The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado recently hired Ryan Pakieser, a finance major at Fort Lewis College, to work jointly with Region 9 and the Small Business Dev...

Students learn about Lowry ruins

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center has partnered with the Anasazi Heritage Center to get local school children interested in learning about ancient cultures and preserving ruins. T...

Local GOP prepares for Nov. election

Caucus is the official launch of election process

Federal policy of beef labeling divides local ranchers

Labeling beef has turned into an international trade issue, and has divided opinions of local ranchers and national advocates. A federal policy that went into effect in 2013 requi...

Girl Scouts learn about court

Girl Scouts of Southwestern Colorado recently braved the biggest snowstorm of the winter and had a chance to participate with local government officials who hosted a mock trial for them unde...

State plans to tackle gas and oil pollution

DENVER - Colorado gas and oil companies could soon face the strictest air quality rules in the U.S. The state air quality board expects to meet four or five days starting Wednesda...

King of the county

Potential for oil and gas development is here, but for now, Kinder Morgan rules the block