Dolores County News

Seven Colorado state parks, including three on the Western Slope, will benefit from a $647,400 grant through funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WESTERN DOLORES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO... SOUTH CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO... * UNTIL 615 PM MDT * AT 545 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

Two large fires are burning and smaller blazes are sparking throughout the state as the seasonal wildfire threat grows.

Two large fires are burning and smaller blazes are sparking throughout the state as the seasonal wildfire threat grows.

Al Schneider poses with a pressed sample of Gutierrezia elegans , a new plant species he and Peggy Lyon discovered Aug.

Colorado's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged in June at 7.6 percent, according to Donald J. Mares, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

Although the local branch of the state workforce office has more job openings posted now than in recent months, the picture is still grim compared to previous years, staffers at the Frisco office said Monday.

Denver County's jobless rate dipped to 8 percent in May, the second straight month it declined, a trend shared by two other metro- area counties.

Dolores County commissioners have rejected a plan to mine a rich molybdenum deposit in the San Juan Mountains, after residents said they want to put mining's legacy behind them.

The Colorado Rural Health Care Grant Council -- funded with a grant from insurer UnitedHealthcare -- has distributed $1.2 million in a second round of grants.

Molybdenum mine in Colorado will have long-term effects The Dolores County Commission will begin discussing Thursday the request for a large molybdenum mine in the Colorado county, a project that would bring much-needed jobs and revenue to the county, but could also have a long-term effect on the environment, air- and water-quality, and protections ...

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Grand Junction area jumped from 7.8 percent in March to 8.2 percent in April, according to numbers released Friday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.