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Dolores Schools Superintendent Scott Cooper spent much of his summer vacation hiring a record 21 new teachers and one counselor. A combination of retiring teachers, teacher burnout, and families...

The contrast of young kids competing to eat watermelon fastest while their granddads and uncles participated in an ear-splitting chainsaw competition a few yards away personifies the tradition of...

Moose are occasionally seen in the Silverton and Lake City area. Now, they seem to be taking a liking to the Dolores and San Miguel river basins. Lori Shields and Michael Chihocky, of Cortez, were...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., voted against many of his Republican colleagues on a measure that would allow states to gain greater control of federal public lands during a Tuesday...

A group of young Navajos on a yearlong, 1,200-mile walk arrived in Cortez last week to raise awareness of environmental and social issues. Since Jan. 6, 30 activists have covered 850 miles on their...

This year's Junior Livestock Sale, which featured 107 animals raised by local 4-H members, brought in a grand total of $170,450 at the Aug. 1 event at the Montezuma County Fair.The Saturday...

Dedicated to Tom 'Pop' Miller Born on a Mississippi Delta plantation in a current-day ghost town, Tom "Pop" Miller owned and operated a family orchard and regional wholesale floral company. A...

County voters will be asked in November to approve a new sales-and-use tax to fund a $14.2 million overhaul of the 40-year-old Southwest Memorial Hospital. The ambitious project entails building a...

The downpour on Friday afternoon didn't dampen spirits much at the Montezuma County Fair. In fact, for the five teams playing mud volleyball, it added an extra splash of fun. Spectators backed...