Dolores continues ban on pot sales

The Dolores Town Board has continued the ban on retail marijuana shops by a vote of 5-2. The pot-sales prohibition ordinance, enacted in 2014, was extended two years, until Dec. 31, 2018, to allow...

DATE: Oct. 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez, Dolores and Mancos plan Halloween events

Following is a schedule of fall events submitted to The Journal. Cortez Thursday, Oct. 27 Fall Carnival, 5-8 p.m. at Johnson Building room 110, 925 S. Broadway. Games including cake walk,...

DATE: Oct. 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos runs away with regional cross-county title

For the first time in the same season, Montezuma-Cortez, Mancos and Dolores will each send runners to the Colorado High School State Cross-Country Championships. The three schools met in Delta on...

DATE: Oct. 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Dolores football focuses in on the details

The Dolores Bears are hoping to learn from their mistakes. In last week’s 42-14 loss to Center, the Bears fumbled inside their own 20-yard line twice, leading to Vikings scores on each occasion....

DATE: Oct. 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Cross-Country teams head to regionals

After a regular season that seemed to fly by, area cross-country teams will take to their respective regional championships in an attempt to qualify for state. On Friday, the Mancos Blue Jays and...

DATE: Oct. 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Montezuma Titans set for YAFL Super Bowl

For the second consecutive season, the Montezuma Titans are headed to the Four Corners Young American Football League Super Bowl. Last year, the Titans sent fourth and fifth grade teams to the...

DATE: Oct. 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Site of spring McPhee fish die-off is repaired

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has stepped up to repair a forgotten headgate and inlet pipe designed to fill two retainment ponds on the edge of McPhee Reservoir near Dolores.The system is designed...

DATE: Oct. 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hymn for Her to play at Dolores River Brewery

Hymn For Her will play their eclectic folk show at the Dolores River Brewery on Friday,. Lucy Tight and Wayne Waxing are Hymn For Her, a rockin’ duo that hails from anywhere they can park their...

DATE: Oct. 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores students get hands-on taste of restaurant business

Dolores third-graders got into the restaurant business this week, fixing and serving freshly prepared meals from the school garden to hungry crowds. The Bear Café sprang to life at the Dolores...

DATE: Oct. 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores school budget faces cuts as enrollment falls

An Oct. 5 headcount revealed 661 students, down 57 from last year. That translates to a loss of $176,722 in state funding, according to Superintendent Scott Cooper. “We will be looking at the...

DATE: Oct. 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Prescribed burn for Dove Creek area is canceled

The Journal The Dolores Ranger District prescribed burn in the Doe Canyon area about 10 miles east of Dove Creek has been postponed indefinitelt because of the need for firefighter response to new...

DATE: Oct. 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildlife migration brings increase in collisions

The Colorado Department of Transportation, Parks and Wildlife and State Patrol remind motorists to be alert because, “Wildlife are on the Move!” “It’s a very significant occurrence – the migration...

DATE: Oct. 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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