A new cattle grazing plan for the Glade area of the San Juan National Forest north of Dolores has been finalized. Dolores District Ranger Derek Padilla has issued a final record of decision for the...

Disposal fees at the Montezuma County landfill will increase in 2019 to save money for $3 million in estimated closure costs when the current landfill reaches capacity and the permit expires in...

Jeremiah Paul Damron, who is charged with first-degree murder of his mother last summer, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on Tuesday. The plea sets in motion a mandatory mental health...

Six of eight Chinese-speaking defendants arrested in a Montezuma County raid Aug. 28 for allegedly growing too many marijuana plants appeared Tuesday in front of District Court Judge Todd Plewe for...

Two candidates are vying to unseat a Dolores RE-4A school board member in Oct. 9 recall election via mail ballot. Voters will decide whether board member Vangi McCoy will retain her seat or be...

Television crews for the Oprah Winfrey Network visited Dolores last month to shoot a reality show about a local man engaged to pop singer Michelle Williams. “Chad Loves Michelle” features Dolores...

Jason Witt, of Re/Max Mesa Verde Realty, was awarded Realtor of the Year by the Four Corners Board of Realtors during a ceremony at Blondie’s Trophy Room Sept. 20. The honor was presented by last...

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe has been awarded a $1.6 million Department of Justice grant to improve public safety. Of that amount, $898,918 is for public safety and community policing, and $748,013...

A federal judge has rejected a Colorado lawsuit to remove the Gunnison sage grouse from Endangered Species Act protection. The Sept. 27 decision by Judge Christine M. Arguello upholds a 2014 U.S....

Something unusual is happening in Dolores schools. When secondary school Principal Jenifer Hufman walks around during recess and lunch, kids are talking to one another and playing together instead...

Dozens of citizens expressed dismay and anger about the decline in the financial health of Southwest Memorial Hospital during an emotionally charged community forum Monday night at Cortez City...