Republicans lose effort to shoot down gun laws

DENVER - The first Republican attempt to repeal last year's gun laws failed Monday. The hearing was carefully scripted on both sides, and the outcome was never in doubt. Sen. George Rivera,...

DATE: Feb. 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Chamber has a full slate of events heading into spring

The Dolores Chamber isn't slowing down this winter. It's full steam ahead. The Chamber's Annual Spring Banquet will be March 1 in the Community Center. The bar opens at 6 p.m., and dinner is at 7...

DATE: Feb. 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

McDonald's closing till June for rebuild and makeover

The Cortez McDonald's is closing Feb. 18, and a new building will reopen at the same location on Main Street in early June. "We love the community and are glad we can be part everything going on,"...

DATE: Feb. 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Board votes to increase Dolores River flow

A spirited debate before the Colorado Water Conservation Board in Denver last week featured local officials expressing their opinions on a plan to increase flows on the lower Dolores River. A live...

DATE: Feb. 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

County home sales dip average 3 percent

Montezuma and Dolores county home sales improved in the last few months of 2013 compared with sales at the end of the previous year, according to data provided by the Four Corners Board of...

DATE: Feb. 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Sophia Peace Center alive and well

It was a hunting lodge, then a steak restaurant, then a failed golf resort. In 2006, the massive lodge on Granath mesa north of Dolores received a breath of fresh air when the Center of Light...

DATE: Feb. 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

4CornersTV website makes debut

4CornersTV debuted Monday, offering three daily shows of local video content on a website optimized for mobile users. The website, www. 4CornersTV.com, is a project of Ballantine Communications...

DATE: Feb. 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Plan for districts to elect commissioners advances

DENVER - Against expectations, Sen. Ellen Roberts advanced her plan Monday to let rural counties elect their commissioners by district instead of at-large. The vote was a surprise success for a...

DATE: Jan. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Judge refuses step aside for Cronk trial

A defense motion to disqualify a district court judge from presiding over the public corruption trial of a former undersheriff has been denied - by the judge scheduled to hear the case. Alternate...

DATE: Jan. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Dennis Spruell aims for 2nd term as sheriff

Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell has registered to seek a second four-year term. According to Colorado Secretary of State records, Spruell filed an affidavit to seek a second term last...

DATE: Jan. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Roatcap arsonist barred from using fire

Convicted of starting the 2012 Roatcap fire, Roger "Bucky" Stratton was instructed to never use fire again. Ever. At a sentencing hearing on Jan. 23, the 54-year-old Dolores man was placed on...

DATE: Jan. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Porchlights on a roll

The hardest-working couple in the local music scene is hands-down Wild Bill Kneebone and Deb Hilton of the Porchlights. With two live DVDs, five CDs, and a new album simmering in the studio, the...

DATE: Jan. 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

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