Ballot campaign seeks gun ban on campuses

DENVER - Colorado voters will be asked to ban concealed weapons on college campuses this fall, if a new political group gets its way. Safe Campus Colorado won the right Thursday to start gathering...

DATE: Jan. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Obamacare may cut hospital's bad debt

As more people in Montezuma County sign up for insurance under the new federal health care law, Southwest Memorial Hospital may take on far less bad debt. Southwest Health System said patients were...

DATE: Jan. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Farmers convene for hemp talks

About 20 area farmers convened over the weekend to discuss the viability of producing industrial hemp in Southwest Colorado. After the hour-and-a-half long open discussion on Sunday, Jan. 5,...

DATE: Jan. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Lone Mesa continues planning

Purchased in 1999 for about $6 million and opened for limited hunting in 2002, Lone Mesa State Park has yet to open to the general public, but that is still the intent, officials report. Park...

DATE: Jan. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Mesa Verde National Park offers hike

Park rangers plan to lead a free hike exploring how animals and plants survive winter at Mesa Verde National Park. The hike starts in at the Morefield Campground on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 9 a.m....

DATE: Jan. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Missteps, truck woes help snare two-time suspect

Footprints in the snow led authorities to a suspected car thief in October, and the same defendant reportedly broke down on the highway after stealing a second vehicle in December. Shadrach...

DATE: Jan. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Dolores gets grant for Overlook Trail

The Overlook Trail that will connect Dolores with House Creek and the Boggy Draw trail system has received some donated labor. On Dec. 12, Great Outdoors of Colorado awarded Dolores with $25,200...

DATE: Jan. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Ballantine Communications buys Pine River Times

Ballantine Communications Inc., the parent company of The Mancos Times, completed the purchase of the Pine River Times from Melanie and Robert Mazur on Monday. Bayfield's weekly newspaper becomes...

DATE: Jan. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

500 attend benefit for Vickie Wallace

Desserts, art, knit goods and people lined the walls at the benefit for Vicki Wallace, who is battling metastatic colon cancer. About 500 people attended the event at the Lewis-Arriola Community...

DATE: Jan. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Men in hard hats, students gearing up for campus upgrade

Construction of a major upgrade for the Dolores Schools campus is beginning to ramp up. Fencing, construction equipment and men in hard hats will be swarming the site for the remainder of the...

DATE: Jan. 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

My big cat moments

During my tenure in Dolores, I've had three close encounters with wild felines. Once, three blue-eyed bobcat kittens graced my presence during an early morning bike ride. On another foray, I caught...

DATE: Jan. 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Mountain lion mysteries revealed

They are not really true lions and are more closely related to cheetahs. They are the second-largest wildcat in the Americas, bowing to the very rare jaguar. Their existence 15,000 years ago in...

DATE: Jan. 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

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