The risk of erosion from the Plateau Fire’s burn scar into McPhee Reservoir is considered low, according to a recent hydrology report.
Burn specialists and hydrologists flew over the fire area S...
Jesse James Sattley, of Dolores, has petitioned onto the November ballot for Montezuma County commissioner representing District 1.
Sattley, 70, was raised in the county and has worked as a...
Fire recovery specialists predict a minor increase in erosion and runoff resulting from the Burro Fire, which scorched 4,866 acres in Bear Creek Canyon northeast of Dolores.
In July, member...
Of the many events that take place in Cortez each summer, few are as unique as the burnout competition that kicks off the George Geer Memorial Car Show.
Highlighted by a crowd filled with c...
No one loves the La Plata County Fair as much as Emma Shock. As the 70th year of the annual event closes down, the 92-year-old says goodbye to one of her favorite parts of the year.
“Chris...
Wednesday, July 25
3:10 p.m.: A woman at Southwest Memorial reported that her cat, Booboo, bit her at her home in the 600 block of South Valley Road. The Montezuma Vet Clinic confirmed that t...
Thursday, July 26
10:30 a.m.: A man was pulled over on County Road 36 in Dolores after allegedly speeding on Colorado Highway 145. He was arrested on two misdemeanor warrants from Cortez and ...
Despite a modest amount of rainfall in Southwest Colorado over the past few weeks, weather observers say there has been no sign of a typical monsoon pattern settling into the region.
“We’ve...
The Plateau Fire burning 6 miles north of Dolores grew to 16,300 acres over the weekend but is 93 percent contained, fire officials said Sunday during a community meeting.
A gap in containm...
The WildEdge Brewing Collective of Cortez was voted People’s Choice brewery during the first annual Pine River Brewfest Saturday at Eagle Park in Bayfield.
The brewfest featured regional br...
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