Virus closes fairgrounds to horses; events delayed

The La Plata County Fairgrounds is off-limits to all horse-related activity because of a possible link between local equines and a horse infected with equine herpesvirus in Eagle. ...

Barbara Ann Warren

Barbara Ann Warren was born Sept. 17, 1948 in Fort Bragg, N.C. the daughter of Russell and Gertrude (Abert) Wynn. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez on Monday, May 19, ...

Eddie 'Buck' Magness

Graveside services for former area resident Eddie "Buck" Magness will be held at the Summit Ridge cemetery Saturday, May 24, at 10 a.m. Military rites will be conducted by the Ute...

Community Calendar

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Pick up compost at county landfill

'Nature's recycling' reduces material at site

Stiffer laws on elderly abuse will take effect July 1

Clergy, social workers, others now required to report abuse

Dolores 80 years ago

Taken from the Friday, May 25, 1934, pages of the Dolores Star

Dolores 40 years ago

Taken from the Friday, May 24, 1974 pages of the Dolores Star

Bears compete at state

Several Dolores athletes perform well in season's final meet; for coach, 'the future looks good'

Gatzke wraps up solid 2013-14 season

Bears junior excels in baseball, football and academic endeavors

Dolores third-grade reading scores show improvement

Dolores third-grade reading scores improved on the state standardized test this spring compared with last year. The percentage of third-grade students who met or exceeded the stat...

Schwartz signs with Colorado Northwestern

After a stellar senior season, Dolores High School basketball player Brianna Schwartz is taking her talents to the next level. Meeting with friends, family, coaches and school sta...