County pitches solar development

Montezuma County wants to take advantage of its sunny climate to encourage solar power development. A brochure explaining the advantages of investing in solar was created and distributed to...

DATE: March 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Tests hit Capitol's radar

DENVER - Lawmakers are poised to tackle the controversial issue of student testing - an issue that divides officials, parents and communities. The Legislature has cleared a path for bipartisan...

DATE: March 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

School board OKs Breathalyzer purchase

Dolores High School students planning to attend school dances should steer clear of alcohol.The Dolores School Board of Education voted 4-0 on Thursday, March 12, to purchase Breathalyzers and...

DATE: March 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Students taking new test

Montezuma County schools report that a large number of parents have opted their children out of the new state PARCC test, which has faced opposition from parents and school officials statewide....

DATE: March 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Actor Carradine, wife injured in Dolores collision

Hollywood actor Robert Carradine was issued a citation last week after a collision with a semi-trailer truck on Colorado Highway 145 east of Dolores. Robert Carradine, 60, of Santa Barbara, Calif.,...

DATE: March 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Canyons of Ancients featured in magazine

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument gets a statewide spotlight in the latest issue of Colorado Life Magazine. The March/April 2015 issue features the photo-heavy article "Canyons of the...

DATE: March 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

How history informs present

Between Mesa Verde National Park and Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park and the Canyons of the Ancients and Chimney Rock national monuments, it's no secret the Four Corners is an archaeological treasure....

DATE: March 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Archaeology's Big Macc

If you're familiar with the terms Neolithic revolution, debitage, osteology, bioarchaeology, and thermo-luminescence, then you probably attended the Big MACC conference at Crow Canyon...

DATE: March 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Geologist explains area's rock formations

Today, the nearest beach is about 12 hours from Montezuma County. But 100 million years ago, it was a different story, explained Mancos geologist Jon Callender at the Cortez Cultural Center on Mar....

DATE: March 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Oil company seeks relief

Wyoming-based Sinclair Oil Corp. has sought relief in connection to a gasoline spill east of Mesa Verde National Park. Filed Feb. 6, the five-page complaint asks the Montezuma County District Court...

DATE: March 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Sheriff's Blotter

Wednesday, Feb. 25 11:34 a.m. A deputy responded to the 10000 block of Road 26 for a report of a stollen spool wire from her property. Thursday, Feb. 26 5:25 p.m. A Dolores resident reported that a...

DATE: March 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Seven students to head to state science fair

Dolores Middle School attended the Regional Science Fair in Durango on Thursday, March 5. "Both the sixth and seventh grades had a strong showing, and we will be sending seven students on to the...

DATE: March 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

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