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Cronk trial set for April

Ex-undersheriff faces 17 charges

Arsonist pleads guilty to Roatcap fire, avoids jail

A Dolores man facing more than four decades in prison opted to plead guilty today to escape any jail time in connection to the 2012 Roatcap Fire. Accepted by District Court Judge ...

A new roadside draw

Dolores is sporting some new agricultural yard art, courtesy of Mayor Val Truelsen. An early 20th century International Harvester Hay Press has found a new home next to the old Do...

Pleasant View author lands first book deal

Briana Vedsted encouraged to write at early age

Protection order tops misdemeanor violations

It isn't assault charges, drug cases nor DUI offenses that topped the list of most reported misdemeanors in Montezuma County. It's protection order violations. An annual statistic...

D.A. backs increased parolee spending

Furse says prisoners need 'tools to reintegrate into society'

Phil's World plans face BLM impact study

A plan to expand Phil's World, a popular mountain bike park near Cortez, is undergoing environmental and cultural resource studies by the BLM. After a year-and-a-half on the shelf...

Dolores librarian to retire

The Dolores Public Library Board of Trustees and the Friends of the Dolores Public Library will host a retirement party for Carole Arnold on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Dolores Public Library f...

Landowner accused of letting company dump waste on land

Colorado regulators are accusing a Montezuma County landowner of allowing use of an agricultural field for dumping industrial wastes without a valid access permit. In a Oct. 30 le...

Federal land plan favors native fish

Two suckers and a chub struggle in low water

New beetle killing ponderosa pine

A migrating bug is finding the pine trees and drier climate in Southwest Colorado more appetizing, a cause of concern for public land officials. The round mountain pine beetle has...