School builds on recycled material

Material from Dolores Schools demolition reused here

Community Calendar

People are encouraged to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance w...

Sheriff calls off rescue effort in avalanche

Survivors include Rod Oliver of Cortez area

Dolores 80 Years Ago

Taken from the March 9, 1934, Dolores Star.

Dolores 40 Years Ago

Taken from the March 8, 1974, files of The Dolores Star.

Community Calendar

People are encouraged to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance w...

Winning talent

Superintendent urges community to oppose cuts

Dolores Superintendent Scott Cooper sent a letter home to parents this week urging them to contact legislators and insist education cuts be stopped. Cooper said that this year, th...

Local Republicans participate in caucus

Republican candidates for the June primary election gave speeches and supported one another at the Precinct 2 party caucus at the Ponderosa Restaurant in Dolores on Tuesday. Party...

Dolores ends February with a bang

The Dolores Chamber had an incredibly busy final week of February and ended with a hugely successful blow-out of a party. The Chamber's Annual Spring Banquet was Saturday night in...

River Talk: A busy week wraps up in Dolores

Editor's note: This week, The Dolores Star brings back a popular column and an old friend - River Talk and contributing reporter Shannon Livick. The excitement in Dolores started...

Area reports '13 tourism gains

Mesa Verde's shutdown hurt, but the Cortez area managed some tourism gains. "Despite the shutdown, local lodging tax numbers remained strong for the year, up 8 percent over 2012,...