Dolores Star - The Journal

Bill increasing school funds advances at state Capitol

DENVER - A public school funding bill advanced at the Capitol on Wednesday, even though school districts are still clamoring for more money than legislators are willing to provide. ...

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - Education

The Ag Expo Barn dance

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - Living

Community Calendar

Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published. Friday, March 21 Looking for a job? Th...

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - Living

Project finds apple thought to be extinct

Cloning may preserve Raspberry apple, two others in area

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Storms raise McPhee forecast

Reservoir full-service users getting 15 inches per acre, district says

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Canyons Alliance marks first year

Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance invites you to celebrate its first birthday on Saturday, April 5, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, 23390 Road K, Cortez. ...

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Cronk plea deal may hinge on whether he can pick jail

Ex-Montezuma County Undersheriff Robin Cronk might plead guilty to public-corruption charges if he's allowed to choose where he can serve his sentence. Cronk's court-appointed def...

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Conrad Ira 'Coke' Halls

Conrad Ira "Coke" Halls was born April 16, 1947, in Farmington, N.M., the son of Ralph and Betty Zane (Hatch) Halls. He passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Durango, Colo. on Tuesday, Marc...

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Fire damages home on Highway 184

A fire at the Honeycutt residence on Highway 184 was a close call, officials say. The family fled the home after a second-floor bedroom caught fire, says Kim Jones, of Dolores Fire. ...

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Six candidates run in fire district

Six candidates are seeking three seats in the upcoming Cortez Fire Protection District election. The polling place for the May 6, election is Cortez Fire Station 1 at 30 N. Ash St...

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Girls improv team going to state finals

Four performed in Destination Imagination

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Bears run in Farmington

Schwartz leads girls team with two top-five finishes

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - Sports