Mary Shinn
Position: Staff reporter
Phone Number: (970), 375-4526

Grande dame

Mardi Gras fundraiser, preservation groups continue to chip away in effort to restore Mancos Opera House

Proposed bill tightens rights of parents to forgo vaccines

Proof of healthcare advice required

Mancos High junior organizing heart-health fundraiser

Jessica Willburn faced two heart surgeries when she was 14 years old, and now as a junior at Mancos High School, she is organizing a local fundraiser for the American Heart Association. ...

Mancos getting water, but don’t drink it yet

Service being restored, but water may not be safe until Monday

Mancos getting water, but it's not safe to drink

Limited nonpotable water started to flow Tuesday evening after pumps failed Sunday at the water treatment plant and cut off water, town officials said. Officials anticipate restoring full se...

Mancos High junior organizing heart-health fundraiser

Jessica Willburn faced two heart surgeries when she was 14 years old, and now as a junior at Mancos High School, she is organizing a local fundraiser for the American Heart Association. ...

Disaster-assistance payments coming, but they've shrunk

After months of delay, disaster-assistance payments for non-insurable crops, like alfalfa, are being processed for local farmers. But each payment will be reduced by 7 percent bec...

Mancos boil alert lifted; some restaurants hurting

State tested Mancos water samples safe to drink

Mancos without potable water

Pump fails; schools close; water needed

Mancos without potable water; school closes; bottled water needed

Mancos residents were left without water after pumps failed Saturday morning at the water treatment facility. Residents within the town limits may be without water for the next 4...

Foundation issues slow work on dam

Long Hollow Reservoir project will help Colorado irrigators

McDonald's closing till June for rebuild and makeover

The Cortez McDonald's is closing Feb. 18, and a new building will reopen at the same location on Main Street in early June. "We love the community and are glad we can be part eve...