Dolores News

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.

The Great Outdoors Silent Auction and Mountainfilm on Tour event returns to the Dolores Community Center on Friday, April 26.

The K-9 Search and Rescue Team, based in Dolores, recently attended the Challenge Awards Banquet in Albuquerque and were presented with a 7,206 donation from the Michael George Kyle Kerschen Search Aid Foundation.

There is a new chief in town for Dolores football - again.Having an authoritative title as football coach fits well with the new skipper.Former marine Chris Trusler becomes Dolores High School's fourth football coach in four years.Coach after coach after coach after coach isn't exactly a strong way to build a football...

The public is invited to two programs on health care presented by the League of Women Voters of Montezuma County.

Imagine a town, linked together with trails, where you can take a leisurely stroll, a quick bike ride or take a trail that connects to the Boggy Draw trail system.That is exactly what town officials and others are invited to do tonight at Joe Rowell Park during the Town of Dolores Trails Plan Kickoff Barbecue from 530 to 7...