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County seeks compromise for oil and gas at Phil’s World

Montezuma County wants to protect Phil’s World from excessive oil and gas development, and it wants to protect the county from excessive federal regulation.The county believes it has a simple...

DATE: April 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gregory heading to larger arena

Dolores senior Kody Gregory dreamed of competing in rodeos at the college and professional level. Now he has his chance, thanks to a full-ride rodeo scholarship to attend New Mexico State...

DATE: April 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: More Sports

‘Our Town’ premieres

The Dolores Theater Troupe will perform Thornton Wilder’s classic “Our Town” at the high school on April 15 at 7 p.m. and on April 16 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The play is considered challenging,...

DATE: April 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

McPhee trail project set; Calico section closes

One trail will be built, and another trail section will be temporarily closed on the San Juan National Forest near Dolores. Work is expected to begin on the 5-mile McPhee Overlook Trail in May,...

DATE: April 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores votes in five candidates, mayor

Dolores elected five town board members and a mayor in Tuesday’s municipal election, according to unofficial results. Candidates Isabel Boyce (108 votes), James Biard (102 votes), Robert Dobry (100...

DATE: April 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain Utes get hands-on drone lesson

TOWAOC — At the Ute Mountain Ute Learning Center, a dozen Native Americans crowd around tables full of half-built, remote-control drones during a spring break technology workshop Thursday....

DATE: April 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain Utes awarded $8M for job training

The Ute Mountain Ute tribe has been awarded $8 million in education grants to prepare teenagers and adults for technology and health care careers. A $2.5 million grant from the Sustainable...

DATE: April 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kinder Morgan case goes to Colorado Supreme Court

A 9-year-old tax dispute between Montezuma County and Kinder Morgan has landed in the lap of the Colorado Supreme Court. The convoluted case revolves around assessed values of the company’s CO2...

DATE: March 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Learn about finance at Dolores library

The Dolores Public Library will be hosting a personal finance lecture series in April and May. The public is invited to learn about household budgets, credit reports, avoiding identity thefts, home...

DATE: March 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lawsuit filed on Dolores River standard

The Southwestern Water Conservation District has filed a legal challenge in water court against a new minimum flow requirement for the Lower Dolores River established by the state last year. In...

DATE: March 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

New mayor in love with Dolores

Longtime local Santiago Lopez will be the new mayor of Dolores beginning in April. He is uncontested in the election. Lopez has served two stints as a board member, once in the late 1990s and for...

DATE: March 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Utes, Navajo seek monument to preserve canyon

Bluff, Utah — For generations, the Allen Canyon band of Ute Mountain Utes have made a name for themselves creating artistic wedding baskets out of willows and plant dyes collected from the remote...

DATE: March 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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