dolores county
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Sheriffs who denounced Colorado’s red-flag law are now using it
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Dolores County Sheriff Don Wilson never expected to use Colorado’s “red-flag” law when it was passed in 2019. He thought the law made it too easy to take a person’s guns away. The statute allows law enforcement officers or private citizens to petition a county court to confiscate firearms temporarily from people who pose an…
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Drought along a Colorado river calls for extreme efforts to enforce water laws: A badge and a gun
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CORTEZ – There’s an adage among Western farmers, ranchers and outlaws that has been uttered through generations of disappointment and joy: “Whiskey’s for drinking and water’s for fighting over.” And water scarcity driven by drastic climate-change along the Dolores River in southwest Colorado has been a real jaw-grinder for folks who bear a century’s worth…
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BARTELS: Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams hits the road again
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Here’s Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams’ version of spring break: Visited nine county clerks. Checked out five newspaper offices. Attended three Go Code Colorado competitions. Spoke at one Club 20 event. And all in four days. Williams began his trip Wednesday morning in Greeley, where he met with Weld County Clerk Carly Koppes. By late…
