Crow Canyon offering scholarships

The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center offers an opportunity for teens seeking summer experience that will look good on a college application. Some participants will be able to attend on scho...

Red Arrow cleanup awaits Texas bankruptcy ruling

Cleanup of the mercury contaminated Red Arrow Mill site on Grand Avenue just outside Mancos will move forward when a bankruptcy court in Texas gives the OK, according to an Environmental Pro...

Glitch on Medicaid website fuels confusion

A glitch on the state Medicaid website let Coloradans submit applications without providing income information during March, resulting in a flood of questions at the county level. ...

Local agencies struggle with kids' poverty

Montezuma County agencies are working to reverse generational poverty, but a recent study shows that challenges remain. More children in Montezuma County slipped into poverty an...

Vote against eminent domain

Rep. Don Coram, our representative in the Colorado State House, says his top value is to "Protect Our Individual and Property Rights." Yet his staff told me today that he plans to vote YES o...

Demand more of county employees

Recent articles in your paper, concerning Sheriff Spruell, Officer Cronk, and Laurie Cooper, should help the public consider how people in important jobs in our county can be elected or appo...

Will Dolores Valley plan be modified?

Debate rages on about proposed changes, landowner rights

Lambert, Spruell file petitions

Two GOP candidates made Monday's deadline to petition onto the primary ballot. Election officials must now verify that each candidate obtained the proper amount of signatures from registered...

Dolores 80 years ago

Taken from the Friday, April 3, 1934, pages of the Dolores Star

Dolores 40 years ago

Taken from the Friday, April 5, 1974, pages of the Dolores Star.

River Talk: Cyclist Hall wins in Tucson

Dolores' very own professional cyclist Lauren Hall is already making waves this year. While most of us are still thinking about putting our skis away and dusting off our bikes, Hall is makin...

River Talk: High school seniors work on park

Joe Rowell Park has been busy this week as Dolores High School seniors have taken to the park to make a few good improvements. While the rest of the Dolores High School and Dolores Middle Sc...