Visitor Center looking for volunteers Summer has passed, and activity at the Visitor Center is slowing down. It's a good time to consider what to do with some free time, get to...

I have been following the story on the issue of Western Excelsior's dust and debris. I kept thinking surely the people who live around it realize there will always be a small amount of dust...

My father, Vernon Ellis, was born on Sept. 22, 1907. I wanted to do it for my mother, Fern Decker Ellis, but there was no microfilm for 1913 or 1914. So I'll look at what happened the week my father w...

Four communities in Southwest Colorado have helped make the state the third inductee into the FireWise 100 Club, so to speak - states with at least 100 local neighborhoods that have reduced their risk...

Each of 6,952,484 names on Crosscheck represents a suspected double voter whose registration has become subject to challenge and removal, threatening a massive purge of voters. This applies...

Governor Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper narrowly won a second term in office, defeating Republican challenger Bob Beauprez in a campaign that had the incumbent on the ropes amid criticis...

After winning at the ballot box by a 3-1 margin on Nov. 4, Montezuma County sheriff-elect Steve Nowlin will be sworn into office on Jan. 13. According to unofficial results, 9,790 total vo...

The erosion-control products manufacturer just outside the Mancos town limits pleaded not guilty Monday evening to charges that it violated several town ordinances including putting particulate matter...

Beware speeders of Mancos, you may soon be under surveillance. The Mancos Town Board is expected to discuss the purchase of a speed trailer Wednesday, Nov. 12, during a regular Town Board M...

By Don Oliver It's November, and it seems anyone writing a column does a "being thankful" column. Well, I'm no different. Last September, while standing in the middle of an area...