Dolores News

ONLOOKERS GATHER as firefighters mop up after a blaze at the Family Dollar Store in Cortez on May 14.

7 a.m., American Legion Hall, 320 N. Harrison: Honor Guard ceremony followed by breakfast for veterans, their families and the public.

To the Citizens of Dolores Members of the Montezuma County VFW Ladies Auxiliary No.

The Dolores choir performs for the Eighth Grade Continuation Ceremony Tuesday night.

The lower Dolores River below McPhee dam will not showcase its world-class rapids and canyons this year for boating enthusiasts.But rafters need not despair.

The bright green alfalfa fields appear like a surreal oasis tucked into the rolling hills of desert shrubbery that extend south as far as the eye can see.

The store was open for business at the time, but no injuries were reported. "It gutted the place.

A gang of rogue, blood-stained filmmakers has been carousing around Cortez shooting video for a low-budget horror flick.Josh Mason, a Dolores native and former sociology instructor at Pueblo Community College, is the director and writer of the film, but hex2019s keeping most of the details secret.x201cI canx2019t...

The bright green alfalfa fields appear like a surreal oasis tucked into the rolling hills of desert shrubbery that extend south as far as the eye can see.

This painting, like most works by Stanton Englehart, is untitled, but the iconic image is easy to identify.

On behalf of the Dolores Chamber and Dolores High School, we want to thank these merchants and individuals for helping make our 2013 Spring Banquet a success.

Margaret Mary Catholic Church at 10 a.m. with Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R., officiating.

Senate Bill 191, passed in 2010, requires annual evaluations for all teachers and principles, based on statewide professional quality standards.

Area high schools each put on their own themed events, but one particular prom in Montezuma County stood out above the rest.

COURTESY PHOTO Craig Stoffel's initial sign designs were criticized for looking generic and "national park-ish." The revisions feature more local touches.

Kirstin Brown, of Colorado Mine Reclamation and Kay Zillich, a BLM abandoned mine specialist, lead a media tour of smoldering coal fires on Menefee Mountain.

Sam Green/Cortez Journal Dolores town manager Ryan Mahoney and Mayor Val Truelsen, right, discuss ideas at a preliminary meeting regarding a trail from Dolores to the House Creek campground.

Colorado Classroom covers local and state education issues affecting K-12 and higher education students in the state of Colorado.

After seven years near Dolores, the Center of Light is moving to Santa Fe, N.M., at the end of May to serve there.An open house with snacks, conversation and the opportunity for goodbyes will be held at the Center of Light, 30705 Road V.6, Dolores, on Monday, May 6, from 6 to 8 p.m.To reach the center, turn north at the...

Launching a boat at the McPhee Reservoir boat ramp west of Dolores can be a harrowing experience on a windy day, because there is no breakwater.