Free and clear! Library retires building debt

It's not every day that a public building is paid off. The Dolores Public Library building was a community project. Land and materials were donated, and many financial contributions were received,...

DATE: June 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Cronk leaves Sheriff's Office

Montezuma County undersheriff Robin Cronk, reportedly under investigation for alleged misappropriation of funds, has left the department. Sheriff Dennis Spruell confirmed Cronk's departure during...

DATE: June 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

K-9 Search and Rescue plans pancake breakfast

The K-9 Search and Rescue Team will again hold its annual pancake breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 10, during Escalante Days. The annual pancake breakfast is the team's largest fund-raiser and features...

DATE: June 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Community calendar

The Dolores Star encourages people to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@doloresstar.com. Items submitted at least two weeks in...

DATE: June 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Library board seeks trustee

The Dolores Public Library District Board is seeking applications to fill one trustee position on the Library Board. The current term expires next month. This district board is a governing board...

DATE: June 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Dolores River Dialogue to gather

The full Dolores River Dialogue (DRD) group will meet on Tuesday, July 2, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the offices of the Dolores Water Conservancy District, 60 South Cactus in Cortez. The agenda will...

DATE: June 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Gazebo, deck too close to river raises setback issue

Montezuma County officials sparred with a landowner and his builder Monday over construction of a gazebo and deck located too close to the Dolores River. Grant Smith admitted that he installed a...

DATE: June 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

'Mile ... mile and a half'

Two area educators who set out to backpack the John Muir Trail are now part of an award-winning feature length documentary. Dolores residents Kelly Finlay, a science teacher at Mancos Middle...

DATE: June 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Public lands agencies launch fire ban

Stage 1 fire restrictions took effect Wednesday on lands administered by the BLM Tres Rios Field Office, the San Juan National Forest, Mesa Verde National Park and the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern...

DATE: June 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Shear delight

Photos by Sam Green

DATE: June 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Town, sheriff talk enforcement

The Dolores Town board cruised into summer with a swift Tuesday meeting, covering routine business while mending some fences with the sheriff's office. Sales tax revenues have been down for two...

DATE: June 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

EPA cleans up Rico's mineral legacy

"We all live downstream," as the saying goes, and that becomes more of a concern when abandoned mines are upstream, which is the case near the headwaters of the Dolores River. North of Rico along...

DATE: June 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

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