Weather patterns favor Four Corners

El Niño, monsoon combine to ease drought

San Juan Update

The San Juan Region Outdoor Recreation Hotline, sponsored by Pine Needle Mountaineering, San Juan Mountains Association and San Juan Public Lands announces the following, as of Friday, July ...

Daylight saving initiative may not see light of day

It's unlikely Statehouse drive will collect signatures

Porchlights will play at Mancos Valley Distillery

For The Mancos Times The Mancos Valley Distillery presents The Porchlights on Friday, July 17. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the music starts at 8 p.m., with a $3 cover charge. ...

It's cicadas, not locusts

This time of year in Southwest Colorado, you might notice a loud and droning buzzing or clicking sound in the tree canopy above you. Don't worry, it's not the spruce beetle or mountain pine...

West Fork plans for fire

Volunteers needed to create fire department

Brewery hosts legend from Austin

Midwood brings country blues

Letters to the Editor Six years is enough time for Tipton

I was an original supporter of Scott Tipton for the State Legislature and supported him with time and money to get him elected to Congress. I must admit that sadly it appears tha...

Community Calendar

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Town Hall proposes to limit angled parking

To allow more room for road maintenance and snow removal, the town of Dolores is proposing an ordinance to have residents park vehicles parallel rather than angled in almost all neighborhood...

River Talk: Hail, hunting and countdowns

What's up with this weather? On Sunday in Dolores, sunny skies gave way to so much hail that looking out, it was almost a wall of white. It drummed on the roof and bounced off the sidewalks ...

Faces in the Crowd: The Graduate

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...