Up-and-coming country rocker David Luning and his band will perform at the Dolores River Brewery on Saturday, Aug. 27. The singer-songwriter from Forestville, California plays Americana, folk,...

Over the next few months, expect smoke on the horizon in Dolores County, as the Bureau of Land Management sets a series of low-intensity prescribed burns. The West Rim Pines Project will treat 600...

On Friday and Saturday, stop by the Dolores Community Center to support a biennial charity event put on by the Dolores Mountain Quilter’s Guild. The event features 100 locally made quilts, which...

At a meeting in Gunnison on Friday, Aug. 19, the Southwest Resource Advisory Committee hit an impasse on a controversial master leasing plan that would regulate oil and gas development in Montezuma...

Malt barley and industrial hemp are being studied at the Southwestern Colorado Research Center in Yellow Jacket as alternative crops for the area.This is the second year the Colorado State...

The Ute Mountain Ute tribe has been awarded a $9 million federal grant to upgrade its water infrastructure and wastewater facilities on the reservation. The grant, issued through rural development...

The hot days and cool nights of McElmo Canyon are ideal for growing a sweet peach with tangy complex flavors.More than 100 years ago, Montezuma County pioneers knew this well, and planted thousands...

A non-native mussel species that is causing havoc in reservoirs across the nation has not yet infiltrated McPhee Reservoir, and local managers want to keep it that way. If the dreaded quagga mussel...

On the first day of classes, Dolores Schools went into lockout mode for two hours Tuesday morning while a man with a handgun was being sought by deputies in a town neighborhood.The lockout was...

An apple orchard revival is taking place in Southwest Colorado. The Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project wants to return the region back to the glory days of the early 20th century when the apple...