Dolores

Montezuma County Search and Rescue asked Dolores to consider town property for a local base, saying it could reduce response times by 30 to 60 minutes in some cases.

Dolores trustees are considering wildfire building standards and have approved water project financing and a downtown rezoning.

Because of wildfires and the drought that has clung to the Four Corners all summer, bears are even hungrier than usual as they head into hibernation season. That has led to a number of incidents that range from amusing to tragic.

Montezuma County residents questioned commissioners about replacing millions in lost Kinder Morgan tax revenue during a community town hall in Dolores.

The Ferris Fire northwest of Dolores continues to grow as evacuations continue.

The Dolores Watersheds Collaborative is developing a Wildfire Ready Action Plan to identify post-fire flooding, erosion and sedimentation risks in the upper Dolores River watershed.

Dolores trustees voted to let an early-stage housing and commercial development concept move forward after residents raised concerns about traffic, parking, building height and neighborhood impacts.

A new episode of Yesterday’s Stories features local reader Brian Bartlett sharing a 1934 oral history from early Montezuma County settler Elbert Nunn.

A Colorado Public Lands Day cleanup near Dolores invites volunteers to help restore trails, reduce wildfire risk, and support healthy public lands on May 16.

Montezuma County is moving ahead with efforts to clean up the county through clean-up days and a possible ordinance about trash.