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Cortez's rainfall in September of 2.74 inches has more than doubled the 30-year average, of 1.31 inches as of Monday, said National Weather Service observer Jim Andrus. "We're still seeing the...

A paddle-boarder on the upper Dolores River was injured Sunday, Sept. 15, after getting caught in a wire fence on a private ranch. The Cortez man struggled to free himself from the fence in rushing...

I would like to provide some clarity to last week's article titled, "Scores drop at Dolores schools." The chart posted in the middle of the article titled, "Dolores TCAP Scores" is inaccurate....

Data in a Dolores schools test-score table in the Dolores Star on Thursday, Sept. 19, were correct, but contained a misleading title. The table compared 2012 and 2013 growth performance levels,...

A Dolores school board candidates forum will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the Dolores Community Center. The event will be hosted by the Dolores Educational Association. Come and...

The Colorado Department of Natural Resources has allocated funding to help low-income residents reduce wildfire threats. A $22,800 Colorado Wildfire Risk Reduction grant was recently awarded to the...

DENVER - Although thousands of Coloradans remain worse off than before the recession began in 2008, a slow recovery is starting to gain momentum, state economists said last week. Colorado is doing...

The first pond at the Dolores Sewer Plant is full of it, and you know what "it" is. To clear the situation a routine cleanup is expected to take place in spring 2014. Some 4 feet of sludge has...

People are encouraged to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be...