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Pumping scheduled for upgrades

The Dolores Water Conservancy District has been approved for $4.1 million in funding from the Basin Power Fund to upgrade pumping stations that deliver water to local farmers. DWCD operates and...

DATE: May 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez anchored by buildings that are celebrating birthdays

Stone buildings in Cortez celebrated their 105th and 125th birthdays during a party at the Cortez Cultural Center Saturday.Fifty people enjoyed a presentation and tours of the Wilson, Calkins,...

DATE: May 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

McPhee vulnerable to crisis at Powell

Water shortages from a persistent drought in the Southwest have left Lake Powell dangerously low, threatening operation of the Glen Canyon Dam hydroelectric power plant relied on by 5.8 million...

DATE: May 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drought relief may be on the way

A lost friend of farmers, skiers, and boaters may revisit the Four Corners soon. The El Niño Southern Oscillation phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific Ocean is predicted to form this summer,...

DATE: May 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Powell could 'call' on reservoirs

Water shortages from a persistent drought in the Southwest have left Lake Powell dangerously low, threatening operation of the Glen Canyon Dam hydroelectric power plant relied on by 5.8 million...

DATE: May 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

A long-term plan to curb pollution for Four Corners

A Navajo coal mine and the adjacent electric power plant it feeds have scaled back operations in northern New Mexico. But the Four Corners Power Plant - operated by Arizona Public Service - intends...

DATE: May 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Smothered from above

The blinding white light on the nose of a fast-approaching air tanker means salvation is on the way for wildland firefighters feeling the hellish heat on the ground. With a capacity for 800 gallons...

DATE: May 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Sign up for summer reading program May 22

Parents need to sign up their children for the Dolores Library Summer Reading program on May 22 at the library. The program is part of the nationwide Fizz-Boom-Read effort focusing on the arts,...

DATE: May 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Lopez joins town board

The Dolores Star Santiago Lopez has rejoined the Dolores Town Board of Trustees. Lopez, 53, was born and raised in Dolores. He previously served on the board in 1998. "I felt a need to get back...

DATE: May 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Smothered from above

The blinding white light on the nose of a fast-approaching air tanker means salvation is on the way for wildland firefighters feeling the hellish heat on the ground. With a capacity for 800 gallons...

DATE: May 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Blanding ATV protest goes off peacefully

A mile-long caravan of ATVs successfully drove on a BLM trail that is closed to motorized use during a protest on the outskirts of Blanding, Utah, Saturday morning.ATVs with American flags and...

DATE: May 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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A legendary rock-n-roller and recording engineer will be touring this summer with The Lindells, a Dolores-area band. Bob Matthews has a music-industry pedigree that cranks to “Eleven” and he’s not...

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

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