Guest Column Update on trails and roads planning

Since my last column, the Forest Service has conducted dozens of interviews with local stakeholders to discuss new methods for involving the public in the upcoming Rico-West Dolores travel p...

Dolores 80 years ago

Taken from the Friday, June 8, 1934 pages of the Dolores Star

Dolores 40 years ago

Taken from the Friday, June 7, 1974 pages of the Dolores Star

Local advocates mark Hemp History Week

Hemp Talks plans booth at Dolores River Festival

Farmers market moves to Joe Rowell Park

The Dolores Farmers Market has moved from Flanders Park to the first parking lot at Joe Rowell Park. The market is every Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. It is free for all vendors. ...

Eagles in Canyons of Ancients will be fitted with transmitters

This summer juvenile Golden Eagles in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument will be fitted with transmitter backpacks for satellite monitoring. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv...

Sheriff calls Cronk 'stupid' during summer meeting with deputies

Editor's note: This story was based on an audio recording between Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell and his deputies. Some language may be offensive to readers. By Tobie Bak...

The CBI interview: Spruell knew little

Sheriff warned of 'champagne taste'

Southwest Memorial completes cultural awareness training

Southwest Memorial Hospital has met all settlement agreements, including cultural sensitivity training, stemming from a 2010 civil rights incident, according to state officials. T...

Alfalfa crops may get a boost

Growing demand from dairies and the drought in California and Texas may spur demand for local alfalfa. "I think we are looking at, if not a stable, a rising market for alfalfa," s...

Memorial Day rain brightens outlook for area's beans

Rain over Memorial Day weekend brought the promise of a better season than many local bean farmers have seen in recent years. The storms brought 1.26 inches of rain to the Southwe...

Family farmers: A vanishing breed

As new generations leave the family farm, who will fill the gap?