Mesa Verde plans talk on Kennewick Man

Dr. Lillian Wakeley will present a talk on Thursday, Aug. 13, about the 1996 discovery of the remains of 9,000-year-old Kennewick Man and the resulting legal battles fought under the Native ...

Cortez makes good move against blight

Congratulations to the city of Cortez in taking a small step toward reducing blight. I anticipate that the process of reducing blight will have financial and political hurdles and thus take ...

Planned Parenthood project looking like a Nazi experiment

The recent revelation that Planned Parenthood is selling body parts for profit puts them in the same category as the Nazis in the Third Reich. The only difference is that the Nazi considered...

Phil's World hosting National Public Lands Day event

National Public Lands Day, which will take place on Sept. 26, will be celebrated at Phil's World with a "Trasher Hunt," staying with the theme of keeping our public lands beautiful. ...

Crow Canyon talk focuses on rivers

With millions of gallons of mine waste contaminating the Animas River, rivers are a timely topic for the Four Corners Lecture Series. Chris Rasmussen will speak on Thursday, Aug. ...

School News: Looking back at our success

Dear Students, Staff and Parents, Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year! We have so many wonderful new staff members and students to embrace as we propel toward the first day of sc...

River Talk: Weekend of fun and games

There were lots of fun activities to partake in at Escalante Days last weekend. The Dolores Rotary Club gave away five bikes at the kids bike rodeo on Friday evening. Despite the rain, the k...

Faces in the Crowd: A Guiding Light

Do you have a Faces in the Crowd to submit to the Dolores Star? Please send it to news@cortezjournal.com. Be sure to include "Faces in the Crowd" in the email's subject line, a short descrip...

40 Years Ago Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, August 15, 1975.

Wayne Aspinall Speaks to the Rio Dolores Group on Dam Project Wednesday evening's meeting in Cortez of the Rio Dolores Group brought out a crowd of hundreds who heard former Cong...

80 Years Ago Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, Aug. 16, 1935

McDaniel Brothers to be Tried Sept. 9, Cortez The McDaniel brother's, slayers of James Westfall and Sheriff W. W. Dunlap, were arraigned before District Judge J. B. O'Rourke in Du...

Dolores schools hire 24 new educators

Cooper scrambles during off-season to fill team

Town wants parking input

Public hearing will continue on Sept. 14