New board member to be picked Beard, Kress give presentations

The Dolores Town Board heard from two candidates interested in being appointed to a vacant board position. James Beard and Werner Kress gave brief presentations to the board Mond...

BLM meeting on master leasing plan is Nov. 19

The Bureau of Land Management’s Southwest Resource Advisory Council Oil and Gas Sub-Group will meet Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Dolores Public Lands Center (29211 Colorado 184) at 10 a.m. ...

Salmon give-away scheduled

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will give away kokanee salmon in Durango at 3 p.m. on Nov. 6, 13, 20 and Dec. 4 at the boat ramp at Lake Nighthorse. The fish will be available followi...

Halloween party in town

There will be a Halloween Haunt on Oct. 31 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Dolores Schools District Office courtyard at 100 N. 6th St. in Dolores. There will be ghoulish games, freaky ...

Faces in the Crowd The Readers

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80 YEARS AGO

Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, Nov. 1, 1935

Panthers and Bears look for positive end to season

Young M-CHS team has faced turmoil from the start

High School Highlights

Football Standouts Tanner Desrosiers (M-CHS) Desrosiers is one tackle behind the Class 2A leader with 102 tackles on the season. In Friday’s 31-6 loss to Olathe, the junior lineba...

Sheriff blotter

Wednesday, Oct. 21 9:19 a.m. A motorist was stopped for failing to signal on the 35000 block of U.S. 160 and was arrested on two outstanding warrants. 12:24 p.m. A G-Wh...

Community Calendar

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Football roundup Panthers improve, but can’t stop Olathe in 31-6 loss

The Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers held Olathe to 10 first-half points, but the Pirates put up 7 in the third quarter and 14 in the fourth to secure a 31-6 victory. The Pan...

M-CHS, Dolores runners end season

Neither team qualifies for state