Reaching across the legislative aisle growing harder

DENVER - Ellen Roberts is no longer a Party of One. Since she entered the Legislature in 2007, the Republican senator from Durango has found herself alone, or with perhaps one or two allies, in...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Learning health hazards

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Speeding tickets drop

The number of motorists ticketed for speeding in Dolores has fallen precipitously this year, prompting some head scratching among town officials. At the town board meeting Monday, Town Manager Ryan...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Community calendar

The Dolores Star encourages people to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to [email protected]. Items submitted at least two weeks in...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Library trustee sought

The Dolores Public Library District Board is seeking applications to fill one expiring trustee position on the library board, starting in July 2013. This is a great opportunity to join a vital...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Farm Bill gets a push

WASHINGTON - Six members of the Colorado Congressional delegation sent a letter to the House and Senate agriculture committees last week expressing their support for a Farm Bill this year. The 2008...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Through the eyes of third-graders

Dolores Elementary School third-graders in the classrooms of Meg Neeley and Brooke Elder learn about their community ever year as part of the social studies curriculum. Some of the learning...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

More air tankers, but not in 2013

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Forest Service plans to award more than $158 million in five-year contracts for new firefighting air tankers soon, according to an agency official. The seven "Next Generation"...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Re-4A revamps construction plans

Estimated costs for new construction can be a blurry view, and often when the actual prices come into focus, there is a sense of sticker shock. That is what happened to Dolores school officials...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Prevention and firefighting measuress pass easily

DENVER - Lost in the clamor of all the controversial happenings at the state Capitol, Southwest Colorado's lawmakers have quietly succeeded in passing a handful of forest fire prevention bills....

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Community calendar

The Dolores Star encourages people to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to [email protected]. Items submitted at least two weeks in...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

The Year's Best

DATE: May 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

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