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Help with access to medical insurance

Editor: Young family? Pregnant? Looking for medical insurance? My name is Mackenzie Morgan, and I am the family health coordinator for San Juan Basin Health. In my posi...

There's much to do this summer

They are looking for a few more cooks for the Chili and Salsa Cook-Off this Saturday, July 27, at Groundhog Lake. The cooking starts at 9 a.m. with tasting from noon to 3 p.m. People's Choic...

I will fight fire no more

I've said I was quitting firefighting many times before. My friends just roll their eyes when I announce that this is my last season; I am hanging up my boots for good. I've fallen off the w...

40 Years Ago

Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, July 27, 1973, Larry and Marilyn Pleasant, Editors

Relaxing on the Dolores

80 Years Ago

Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, July 28, 1933, Fred Bradshaw, Editor

Pika may signal change

As you start hiking through the talus, watching the clouds gather overhead, you hear it. A very distinct squeak. Did your dog find a squeaky toy hidden in the rocks? Probably not. Then you h...

Edward George 'Ted' Davis

Edward George "Ted" Davis was born the son of Harold Phillip and Norma Florence (Foley) Davis on Dec. 31, 1952, in Saint Paul, Minn. On July 20, 2013, Ted died peacefully in his sleep at his...

Lovett honored in law school

Keenen Lovett, of Cortez made the Dean's List and the Honor Roll, won the Raymond Burr Award, and earned Certificates of Merit in Criminal Law and Advanced Writing, during winter term studie...

Rico Fire Protection District wins funds for equipment

The Rico Fire Protection District in Dolores County has won a $43,116 competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enhance emergency preparedness for fire fightin...

Mecham named to school board

Matt Mecham, 43, has been chosen by the Dolores Re-4A school board to fill a vacancy created when Alan Thayer resigned. Mecham and his wife are former educators, and have five ch...

Motorcycle ballet

Vintage trials back for Escalante Days