Town talk: Halloween and beyond

Mancos might be small, but the town does holidays big. In celebration of Halloween this weekend, there are several events competing for you and your costumes’ attention. On Oct. ...

Spruce Tree House closed after rockfall; study planned

Access limited at southside viewpoint

Make winter plans with the Mancos Public Library

Have you heard? A “Godzilla El Niño” is churning in the Pacific. Picture this: Come January your aching back will not answer the shovel’s call preventing you from getting to your...

Fact Check: Clean Power Plan goes to the bottom line

Gov. John Hickenlooper (Democrat) and Attorney General Cynthia Coffman (Republican) are at odds over a lawsuit challenging the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP). “We do not support thi...

Come Back to My Valley

Looks like we will have a cool and wet Halloween. This week I’ll take a look at a few things that took place in 1961. Feb. 21 – Jede Ellis returned home from Fort Jackson, S.C., w...

Mancos backyard farming rules now include livestock permit

Official ordinance coming by year’s end

Community Calendar

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Football roundup Panthers improve, but can’t stop Olathe in 31-6 loss

The Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers held Olathe to 10 first-half points, but the Pirates put up 7 in the third quarter and 14 in the fourth to secure a 31-6 victory. The Pan...

High School Highlights

Scoreboard Football M-CHS 6, Olathe 31 Dolores 0, Monte Vista 48 Dove Creek 18, Sargent 30 Mancos 40, Sangre de Cristo 34 Vo...

Blue Jays win regionals, rack up personal bests

Emma Most qualifies with 15th-place performance

Semi loaded with cattle clogs Durango thoroughfare

No cattle injured in accident that brought out ranchers to help

Mancos runners end their regular season

The Mancos cross-country team finished off its regular season at the Eric Wolff Invitational in Monte Vista on Friday. In order to rest and prepare for regionals, head coach Brady...