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Escalante Days promises weekend of fun, music and competition in August

The annual event will be held Friday through Sunday This year’s Escalante Days will be a full weekend of food, competition and family fun under the sun, taking place from Saturday, Aug. 9 th...

DATE: Jul 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Fenceline Cider adds The Fencepost food truck to its roster in Mancos

Food truck serves breakfast, lunch and dinner

DATE: Jul 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Cortez Police Department and city team up for active shooter training

The CPD ran through a true-to-life shooting scenario with city employees

DATE: Jul 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Mancos Days returns with beach party theme for 2024 event

The annual event is celebrating its 66th year

DATE: Jul 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Ute Mountain Ute chairman requests a dialysis clinic on tribal land

An estimated 50 tribal members utilize dialysis services, says Manual Heart

DATE: Jul 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Cortez nonprofit Fundamental Needs helps Navajos gain access to water, power

Oasis Project helps to provide gray water systems; Startup Project provides business, installation skills

DATE: Jul 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Education

Benefit dinner for Hurst children to be held in August

Event will raise money for children whose parents died in vehicle crash

DATE: Jul 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

City and Cortez police announce safety action plan

Cortez Safe Streets will focus on transportation safety

DATE: Jul 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Fairgrounds Speedway weekend races to honor JD Minor, who died in June crash

The event will raise money for teen’s family and Hurst family

DATE: Jul 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Mancos couple and infant killed in collision near Moab

Family was traveling home from a softball competition

DATE: Jul 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Bar-D Wranglers’ Gary Cook performs following triple bypass surgery in June

Despite missing three weeks, musician didn’t wait long before returning to stage with Durango band Bar D Chuckwagon guitarist and vocalist Gary Cook and his family were preparing to go to di...

DATE: Jul 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Update: Suckla’s slim lead in District 58 could trigger recount

Unofficial results show Suckla came back from a 32-vote deficit to lead by three votes

DATE: Jul 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community