Shannon Livick

Position: The Dolores Star

Trees tell orchards' history

When Leon Risenhoover,76, looks out the windows of his Dolores farmhouse, apple trees stretch out before him. Whe he looks at the trees, he sees a history of Montezuma County that can be told by...

DATE: Oct. 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Reading Buddy

A 110-pound black dog named Buddy sat in the center of the children’s section of the Dolores Public Library Monday, patiently waiting for his next appointment. When 9-year-old David Crumpacker...

DATE: Oct. 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

Reading Buddy

A 110-pound black dog named Buddy sat in the center of the children's section of the Dolores Public Library Monday, patiently waiting for his next appointment. When 9-year-old David Crumpacker...

DATE: Oct. 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Sixth grade moving out of middle school

Middle school can be hard on students socially and academically. The Dolores School District has decided to do something about those awkward middle school years by moving the sixth grade back into...

DATE: Sept. 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Roadwork delays nearly over

Weary commuters soon will have reason to rejoice. Long lines at the construction zones along Colorado 145 should end this week as the Colorado Department of Transportation wraps up a repaving...

DATE: Sept. 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Test scores worry school officials

Dolores principals and a school board member expressed concern about test scores at Thursday's board meeting, and one said that the three-year decline must stop."TCAP was a little disappointing...

DATE: Sept. 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

DA moves to dismiss charges in school case

A motion has been filed in Montezuma County Court to dismiss charges against Mancos school board member Beverly Humiston-Scott, who was arrested at a meeting in July. Humiston-Scott was handcuffed...

DATE: Sept. 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

A passion for art

Boring would not be a word to describe Kevin Vaughn's transition from being a fifth-grade classroom teacher to an art teacher at Dolores Elementary School. "It's been interesting," Vaughn said,...

DATE: Sept. 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Information highway

There wasn't a lot of equipment, or large construction crew, But when ground broke on Phase 2 of the Dolores sidewalk project this week, Dolores Public Library Children's Librarian Kathie Butler...

DATE: Sept. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Construction begins on new sidewalk

There wasn’t a lot of equipment, or large construction crew, But when ground broke on Phase 2 of the Dolores sidewalk project this week, Dolores Public Library Children’s Librarian Kathie Butler...

DATE: Sept. 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two throw hats in ring for town board

Two Dolores residents have stepped forward recently indicating they would like to fill an open seat on the Dolores Town Board. James Biard and Izzy Boyce have both submitted letters to the town...

DATE: Sept. 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Tests point to work ahead

Students and teachers at Dolores schools will have to work hard this year, according to test scores released last month. Scores from the standardized tests students took last school year during the...

DATE: Sept. 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

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