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Fire bans lifted

The Bureau of Land Management and the United States Forest service have lifted fire restrictions on the lands they manage in Southwest Colorado. At Mesa Verde National Park, fire ...

Re-1 official new county manager

The Montezuma County commissioners named Melissa Brunner as the new county manager last week. Brunner, 46, is currently the chief financial officer for the Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 s...

Cultural Center to premier of Code Talker film

Cortez Cultural Center will host the premiere of "The Heart of a Warrior," an hour-long documentary about the life of Navajo Code Talker Samuel F. Sandoval, Sunday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m. at the...

40 Years Ago

Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, Aug. 3, 1973, Larry and Marilyn Pleasant, Editors

80 Years Ago

Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, Aug. 4, 1933, Fred Bradshaw, Editor

Thank you from the Biebers

Editor: The family of Ed Bieber would like to thank the community and the Dolores Southern Baptist Church for all the love and support they gave the family through this difficult ...

'Buggy water' investigations at Dolores River on Saturday

Bring the whole family to the next San Juan Family Explorers Series adventure - "Buggy Water" - at the Dolores River on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Participants wi...

Before Escalante Days, a dog show

The World Famous Escalante Days Celebration and Softball Tournament is next weekend, Aug. 9-11. It is entertaining fun for the whole family. The theme this year is "Dancing in the Streets" b...

Escalante Days brings bikes

Bike aficionados, a big weekend is just around the corner. As part of Escalante Days, the Dolores Rotary Club will be hosting its annual Bike Rodeo on Aug, 9 and its annual Escal...

Lockhart wins world saddle bronc title

For local high school cowboy Tanner Lockhart, the trophies just keep coming. Fresh off a ninth-place finish at the National High School Finals Rodeo, Lockhart kept his hot streak alive, winn...

Bone density screenings at health department

Montezuma County Public Health Department, in conjunction with the Osteoporosis Prevention Project of Western Colorado. will be providing a low-cost ($29) 0steoporosis bone density screening...

In search of the big fish

Some fishermen are lucky. Others are just plain good. On July 20, some of the best that Cortez has to offer took to McPhee Reservoir to compete in a bass tournament hosted by the Cortez Bass...