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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
Email announcements to news@cortezjournal.com and include "Community Calendar" in the subject field. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published. Entries and...
DATE: Sept. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - Living
It has just come to my attention that the new High School Sr. Varsity Football Coach, Dave Wagner, has been terminated. This is a man that early on recognized the irresponsibility of MCHS in...
DATE: Sept. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - Letters to the Editor
Local Men Win Labor Day Drilling Contest, Silverton Oscar Pritchett and Ross Thomas went up to Silverton Monday and showed the hard rock miners of that place how drilling is done over on the...
DATE: Sept. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - Living
Do you have a Faces in the Crowd to submit to the Dolores Star? Please send it to news@cortezjournal.com. Be sure to include "Faces in the Crowd" in the email's subject line, a short description of...
DATE: Sept. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - Living
For The Cortez Journal The local League of Women Voters will hear an overview of what is new in Colorado and with federal legislation for behavioral health care on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 9 a.m. at...
DATE: Aug. 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local 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. 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business
The Mesa Verde Back Country Horsemen would like to thank everyone who has supported our sponsorship of the ACTHA event, to be hosted in September at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds. Unfortunately,...
DATE: Aug. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - Living
In an effort to help locals get a foothold in the health-care and energy industries, Unlimited Learning Center in Cortez is working to prepare students for entry-level career or postsecondary paths...
DATE: Aug. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - Education
The Dolores High School girls golf team will host a fundraiser at Conquistador Golf Course on Friday, Aug. 28. The team is putting on a Night Glow tournament, with tee-off scheduled after sunset...
DATE: Aug. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - Sports
The Dolores volleyball team's 2014 season ended in Denver. And they'd like to return. After claiming district and regional championships, the Bears traveled to Denver, where they fell in the state...
DATE: Aug. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - Sports
