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Mystery of lost medals revealed

With tears streaming down her face, Ester Reed gently placed her fingers on a display case of military honors awarded to her long-lost love, Robert M. Williford. “Bob was the love...

DATE: Nov 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sugar Pine Ranch biker rally burns out

Sugar Pine Ranch Rally organizers have decided to end the annual Labor Day weekend motorcycle rally near Mancos after a 7-year run. The rally was a smaller competitor to the Four ...

DATE: Nov 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kokanee return to spawn in Dolores River

Thanks to increased flows on the Dolores River from summer monsoon rains, the kokanee salmon had enough water to make their spawning run this year. Last year, there was no run bec...

DATE: Nov 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Portion of Little Bauer Trail to be temporarily closed due to logging activity

The Dolores Ranger District will temporarily close a portion of the Little Bauer loop trail and Forest Road 385.D from the bridge east to Forest Road 385 to public traffic from Nov. 8 throug...

DATE: Nov 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bulldog fans

DATE: Nov 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Times are a-changin’

We set our clocks back last weekend, and we have seen our first snow in town. It feels as if winter is here. I agree with Pete from the P&D Grocery when he said, “We were all caught with o...

DATE: Nov 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

CMS students show off folk art talent in Day of Dead

Art and Spanish language students at Cortez Middle school showed off their talent in a Day of the Dead art contest held Nov. 1 at El Burro Pancho, a Mexican restaurant in Cortez. ...

DATE: Nov 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Code enforcement cited for compassion

Living in an RV on South Maple Street, a disabled woman has been in violation of a city ordinance for nearly five months. In June, the city adopted Ordinance 1179, which bans occu...

DATE: Nov 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hesperus ski swap celebrates 50th

It all started in the basement of the old courthouse building. The year was 1963. About 20 or so people leaned their long skis, wooden poles and other ski gear against the walls and looked a...

DATE: Nov 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Bus will go to Grand Junction

Daily round-trip route from Durango will pass through Cortez, Dolores, Rico

DATE: Nov 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

November is Hospice month

DATE: Nov 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Region 9 receives additional $500K for business loans

The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado Inc. received an award of $500,000 through an extension of the Community Development Block Grant contract between the state O...

DATE: Nov 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

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