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Ballantine Communications, Inc. will soon consolidate The Cortez Journal, Dolores Star and Mancos Times into one newspaper, named The Journal. Our local journalists and advertising representatives...
DATE: Sept. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Dolores is wrapping up the summer season, but there are still some festivals and events coming up. The Riverfront Bar and Grill is hosting a pig roast and free music festival over the Labor Day...
DATE: Sept. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
The vesicular stomatitis outbreak isn't as bad as last year, says the Colorado state veterinarian, but the contagious equine and livestock disease is spread across a wider geographic area than has...
DATE: Sept. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
The Dolores Water Conservancy District board of directors is asking voters to set a permanent mill levy for the district. Ballot question 4A will appear on the November general election ballot,...
DATE: Sept. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
The body of a local man missing since July 2012 was found alongside railroad tracks east of Elko, Nevada, according to media reports. The remains of Robin Putnam, 25, were discovered last Tuesday...
DATE: Sept. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Families in the mountain town of Rico, in Dolores County, rely on their small school to educate elementary-age children. But parents are worried it could be on the chopping block because of a...
DATE: Sept. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Several poor-performing gas wells north of Narraguinnep Reservoir are being plugged. In 2009, the Bill Barrett Corp. installed wildcat wells on private land north of Road X to tap natural gas...
DATE: Sept. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
The local Natural Resource Conservation Service office is urging more participation in its programs and plans and is bringing back regular work-group meetings to improve outreach. The statewide...
DATE: Aug. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Public transportation in Montezuma County and beyond just got a little better. MoCo - a taxpayer-supported bus system serving county residents - recently upgraded its fleet. A new 10-passenger bus...
DATE: Aug. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
DENVER - A coalition of tribes, local governments and environmental groups Tuesday petitioned the federal government to change mining rules to prevent future contamination of drinking and...
DATE: Aug. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
TOWAOC - During an economic development tour at the Ute Mountain Ute reservation on Sunday, Gov. John Hickenlooper said he was impressed by the tribe's new state-of-the-art mill and packaging...
DATE: Aug. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Grant Smith, owner of GST Liquors in Dolores, has donated $10,000 to help keep the Cortez Cultural Center afloat as it wades through its budget crisis. It's the first sizable donation the nonprofit...
DATE: Aug. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News
