School News: Discuss the mill levy at the Ponderosa

The current monthly support is coming from property taxes. Homes with a taxable value of $100,000 pay $4.68 per month.…

Harlequin, West Fork-style

Romantic-mystery writer Rohman plans book signing, reading

Mancos Bank conversion is Friday

Merritt: Customers will benefit

County oil, gas leases proposed

deferred near Lone Mesa

Pump station noise annoys

Pipeline company plans to install mitigation measures

River Talk: Soaking up summer before the school year

Free entrance to national parks The end of summer break does not mean the end of summer. Aug. 25, which…

The Face Behind the Crowd: The Photographer

40 Years Ago

from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, Aug. 22, 1975

80 Years Ago

from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, Aug. 23, 1935

Summer readers raise bar for library

log 2,094 books during 2015 program

Meet the elementary teachers

Josie Snow: Is a Pagosa Springs native. She has a bachelor’s degree from Fort Lewis with concentration in elementary education,…

Mancos and Dolores team up to prevent sports injuries

With safety as the primary concern for both Dolores athletic director Jimmie Lankford and Mancos athletic director Heath Showalter, the…

Escalante Days and Nights McAlister sets record for new course in bike race

Bikers take off in the annual Dolores Rotary Club Escalante Days race.Sam Green/Dolores Star There were still 91 cyclists that…

Ex-Skanska mechanics lead automotive program at SCCC

Bill Kuik, at left, and Joe Jaburg are the newest hires at Southwest Colorado Community College. The two former Skanska…

Phil’s World road under construction

Parking area will be improved

Mesa Verde plans talk on Kennewick Man

The program begins at 7 p.m. at the Far View Lodge and is free. The Kennewick Man remains were claimed…

Cortez makes good move against blight

I challenge the county to take similar steps to reduce blight. Many of the problem areas are in the county,…

Planned Parenthood project looking like a Nazi experiment

The fact that this criminal organization is funded by the taxpayer to the tune of 500 million per year makes…

Phil’s World hosting National Public Lands Day event

The event is a partnership with San Juan Mountains Association (SJMA), the Tres Rios Field Office and Southwest Cycling Association…

Crow Canyon talk focuses on rivers

Chris Rasmussen will speak on Thursday, Aug. 20, on “Ecology of Southwestern Rivers: Form and Function, Restoration and Resilience.” Her…

School News: Looking back at our success

Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year! We have so many wonderful new staff members and students to embrace as we…

River Talk: Weekend of fun and games

Classic favorites At Flander’s Park on Saturday, the sun was out, and the fun continued. There was a watermelon-eating contest,…

Faces in the Crowd: A Guiding Light

Jonnie S. Ryan, Dolores resident and former librarian and teacher at Dolores Schools, received an award of gratitude during the…

40 Years Ago Taken from the pages of the Dolores Star, Friday, August 15, 1975.

Wednesday evening’s meeting in Cortez of the Rio Dolores Group brought out a crowd of hundreds who heard former Congressman…