Fort Lewis College works to hold on to students

Retention, graduation continue to be challenges

SCCC names dean from Farmington

Former San Juan Community College director to lead school

XC teams prepare for regionals

Runners get a rest after Cortez 5K

High School Highlights

Football M-CHS defeats Pagosa Springs, 10-7 Dolores falls to John Mall, 10-32 Dove Creek wins via forfeit over Del Norte, 2-0 Mancos gets win by S...

Hunting’s allure fades

But sales of licenses beginning to recover with the economy

County housing market picks up

Home sales, median price rise

Community Calendar

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Former Durango resident killed in Flora Vista

Karen Cugnini, 69, shot during burglary

Brewery turns 1

Mancos Brewing Co. house celebrates one-year anniversary

The rhyme and reason behind cowboy poems

For the last eight years, Mancos resident and former Fort Lewis College education professor Lindy Simmons has produced an original two-hour Thursday night variety show involving day performe...

Faces in the Crowd: The Outfitter

Do you have a Faces in the Crowd to submit to the Dolores Star? Please send it to news@cortezjournal.com. Be sure to include “Faces in the Crowd” in the email’s subject line, a short descrip...

Around town in October 2011

Here are a few things that happened four years ago during October 2011. The safety engineer from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Mike McVaugh, was at the town boa...