Habrat leads Ballantine ad sales

David Habrat has been hired to lead sales efforts at The Dolores Star and four sister newspapers. Habrat will serve as vice president of sales for the newspaper division of Ballan...

Measure in Congress would legalize hemp

Two bills introduced in Congress this month seek to amend the U.S. Controlled Substance Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of the marijuana drug. The Industrial He...

Christmas trees have uses after holidays

'Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the tree lot, many creatures were stirring and wondering, "What?" What to do with these trees that now have no home? Could we find them a place...

Bears wrestlers are finding form

Dolores places 11th at Sand Devil; three make podium

Rifle will be raffled

The Dolores Pee-Wee Wrestling Club and the Cortez Elks Lodge are sponsoring a raffle for a Savage Arms Model .223 Predator Hunter with a 4x12 Nikon scope. Proceeds will be used to...

Lady Bears are struggling

Dolores loses to Ridgway, Nucla, Mancos

Bears endure tough week

Dolores drops to 2-10 after losing to Ridgway, Newcomb and Mancos

Cortez OKs retail pot business

Herbal Alternative opens on Lebanon Road

Snowpack down for Dolores Basin

Snowpack in the Dolores River Basin is behind where it should be this time of year. Three measuring points called SNOTELs positioned in the Dolores Valley mountains are overall sh...

Eliminate 'things and stuff' and find God

As part of my getting ready for the New Year a couple weeks ago I decided to clean the top of my desk. That might sound easy, but first I had to find the top of my desk. You see, ...

Dolores 80 years ago

Taken from the Friday, Feb. 1, 1935, Dolores Star

Dolores 40 years ago

Taken from the Friday, Jan. 31, 1975, Dolores Star