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Made in Dolores: Music stand folds into portable case

Bob Waggoner is a local musician who recognized a common problem that he set out to fix in 2000. Lugging…

January 15, 2014

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Trustees turn down manager applicants

Position will be advertised for three weeks

January 15, 2014

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Preservationists begin work on press

Professor Frank Matero, who has been working at Mesa Verde every summer for many years, saw the Mancos press room…

January 15, 2014

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Elementary school headed to pop tab title

Sharma Jean and Morgan Chappell are leaders in the pop tab collection effort.Sam Green/Cortez Journal “The kids just really went…

January 15, 2014

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Preservationists begin work on Mancos Times press

Professor Frank Matero, who has been working at Mesa Verde every summer for many years, saw the Mancos press room…

January 15, 2014

District pursuing clean energy

Jackson Gulch Reservoir clears hurdle to installing hydropower generator

January 14, 2014

Mobile learning lab rolls into action

By providing more training in electronic programing and circuitry, the company hopes to encourage employees to come up with new…

January 14, 2014

Plans for Lower Dolores River draw criticism

But public land agencies and the Colorado Water Conservation board defended the decisions as part of their job to inventory…

January 14, 2014

Handgun lands felon behind bars

At a sentencing hearing on Thursday, Jan. 9, John Finocchiaro of Cortez apologized to the court, law enforcement and the…

January 14, 2014

Tribe tries to control trash fires

Mountain Utes dealing with traditional, environmental challenges

January 14, 2014

Plans for Dolores River draw criticism

land agencies, state board defend plans

January 14, 2014

City seeks public comments tonight

A series of public hearings is included on tonight’s 7:30 p.m. agenda. One involves approval of a site development plan…

January 14, 2014

Utes to track air’s quality

Monitoring station to measure levels of particulate matter

January 14, 2014

Preservationists protect history at Mancos Times

Frank Matero and John Hinchman record information about one of the antique linotype machines at The Mancos Times office. At…

January 14, 2014

Recapture Canyon

illegal ATV trail in ‘mini-Mesa Verde’ stirs up cloud of controversy along the border

January 14, 2014

Once a Democrat, Durango candidate looks to GOP

du1-i-syn And then there’s Jaime McMillan. The Durango businessman recently was a registered Democrat and ran as an unaffiliated candidate…

January 14, 2014

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New beginnings

Employment program helps seniors return to the workforce with new skills after hard times of the recession

January 10, 2014

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New charges filed; domestic trial delayed

Moments before a readiness hearing was to start at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, a Montezuma County Sheriff’s deputy rushed…

January 10, 2014

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Tribe, county teaming up to recycle landfill tires

The tribe recently removed 5,000 tires from an abandoned landfill on the outskirts of Towaoc. “They attract rodents and leach…

January 10, 2014

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Ag Expo draws two big names

Lyons plans to have a total of six, one each morning and one each afternoon. If you would like the…

January 10, 2014

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Overlook Trail awarded grant

On Dec. 12, Great Outdoors of Colorado awarded Dolores with $25,200 worth of sweat equity from the Southwest Youth Corps…

January 10, 2014

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Offshore drilling aids local efforts

Royalties directed to four area projects

January 10, 2014

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Prairie dog: Keystone species or local pest?

and Wildlife Service decides against protections

January 8, 2014

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Ballot campaign seeks gun ban on campuses

Safe Campus Colorado won the right Thursday to start gathering signatures to put its proposal, Initiative 49, on the November…

January 8, 2014