Mecham named to school board

Matt Mecham, 43, has been chosen by the Dolores Re-4A school board to fill a vacancy created when Alan Thayer resigned. Mecham and his wife are former educators, and have five ch...

Auditor flags Re-1’s finances

DENVER — Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 was one of nine school systems statewide to set off alarms on an audit of its financial health, which was released Monday. The analy...

Governor supports ed funding ballot issue

DENVER — Gov. John Hickenlooper endorsed an income tax hike for schools Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation. The governor had already committed to supporting a ballot initiativ...

Petition drive seeks to place education tax boost on ballot

Some area teachers aren’t taking the summer off. Instead, they’re seeking support for the new school finance act. Initiative 22, a $950 million ballot proposal, would increase the...

Local children face big challenges

A fourth of county’s <br/>kids live in poverty

Prescribing childhood literacy

Clinic program <br/>provides new books for young patients

Prescribing childhood literacy

Clinic program <br/>provides new books for young patients

Dig into Reading at summer program

The 2013 Summer Reading Program is up and running. Children may register for the Dolores Public Library summer reading program, "Dig into Reading," by going to the library's websi...

Lobato decision disappoints Re-1

Teachers had testified that current system is not ‘thorough, uniform’

DHS Class of 2013

Seniors earn scholarship dollars Class of 2013 boasts almost $770,000 in awards

The Mancos High School Class of 2013 earned a total of $769,690 in scholarships to be disbursed over the next four years. Awards included: Air Force Academy Appointment - Zane Wil...

Re-6 surveys community about proposed school calendar

Mancos School District Re-6 is requesting community feedback on the proposed 2013-14 school calendar. The survey asks how the need for child care relates to the school calendar, h...