The Dolores Star

Fire ban is back on

A countywide fire ban was reinstated Monday by the Montezuma County commissioners.

The ordinance prohibits the use of fireworks and open fires including burn barrels, camp fires, trash burning, and yard debris burning. The ban includes...

Sports

Dolores girls 5th at state track
The 4x200-meter relay team of Lexi Atkinson, Cassie Lard,...
Bears season ends at districts
Dolores qualifies 15 for state track
The Dolores girls' track team won their league meet at...

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Living

Navajo elder scheduled to speak at Heritage Center
James Peshlakai, a Navajo elder, storyteller, teacher and...
It's the time for beneficial, beautiful bees!
You have probably noticed flowers popping up, and fuzzy,...
40 Years Ago
Colorado ranks below 28 other states in numbers of welfare...

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Alpacas give up coats to make sweaters

Normally the Kathy Butler ranch is calm and serene, sitting peacefully at the edge of the San Juan National Forest on Boggy Draw. Alpacas grazing in...

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With bits of fiber on the cutting table, Sonny Gustamantes begins shearing around the head of the alpaca.

National & World

Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

Declaring "the days of Rambo are over," a top general said Tuesday that cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be...

Obituaries

Thomas A. Herzog
Thomas A. Herzog expired on June 1, 2013, in Durango, after a courageous duel against (AML)...
James Edward Cattles Jr.
James (Jim) Edward Cattles Jr., 68, passed away at his home in Albuquerque, N.M., on May 17,...
Robert Lyle Shields
Funeral services for longtime Dolores resident Robert Lyle Shields were held on Wednesday, June 12,...