GEM VILLAGE - The 10 acres on which Diane McCracken operates Spring Creek Horse Rescue doesn't allow much wiggle room, but it's not the tightest situation in which she finds herself. McCrac...

On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Mancos Marshal's Office will be participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration's Ninth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. This initiative provides a...

By Marianne Griffin There is a lot going on as preparations are made for the Balloon Festival, Art Fest and Street Fair. Volunteers are still needed to help balloon pilots launch...

"The Daily Show" host, Jon Stewart took aim at President Barack Obama's strategy to take down the Islamic State, highlighting the Obama administration's mixed messages about whether or not their airst...

Sept. 17 The first snow of the season covered the higher peaks Tuesday night. Miss Helen Carpenter departed by the afternoon train Sunday for Colorado Springs to resume her studi...

Mrs. Showalter's students from last year are now published authors. The Young American Poetry Digest, a National Schools Project, is designed to share our youths' talents with others and to provide a ...

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A seat on the Mancos Town Board was left empty last month when Trustee Alan Rolston took a job in Montana. Board members expect to fill that seat on Wednesday night during the regularly sch...