Voters pick top chili, salsa

More than 100 residents waited in line to taste and cast a ballot for their top salsa and chili recipes at the Montezuma County Fair last week. Labeled S-1 thru S-12, there were ...

Watery eyes, gasps for air

Jalapeño-eating contests lures some

Gerald Buchholz

Funeral services for Gerald Buchholz will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 8 at the Four Corners Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at the Goodman Point Cemetery. A visitat...

Community Calendar

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George Geer Memorial Car Show

The fourth annual George Geer Memorial Car show revs up this weekend to benefit local families of American service members. A pre-registration party, including a burn off contest,...

Dolores Briefs

Dolores man falls to death from Oregon cliff Authorities say a Colorado man fell to his death from a cliff at Benham Falls in Central Oregon. Cyclists found 62-year-ol...

Speed training

Participants at county fair given two hours to halter, saddle and ride untamed horses

Faces in the Crowd: Setting Up Shop

A feature of The Dolores Star that matches faces with names of the people who make up the town of Dolores and keep it going. By Shannon Livick

Dolores 40 years ago

Taken from the Friday, Aug. 9, 1974, pages of The Dolores Star

Dolores 80 years ago

Taken from the Friday, Aug. 10, 1934, pages of the Dolores Star

Nowlin weighs in on mental health

Steele remains silent on issue

River Talk K-9 team back from mission near Santa Fe

The Dolores K-9 Search and Rescue Team recently returned from a mission in Santa Fe. A 75-year-old female had gone missing while out on a day hike in the mountains near Santa Fe. The team's ...