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Photos: Gingerbread houses raise funds for soup kitchen

Bakers pulled out all the stops for Thursday’s annual gingerbread house auction to raise funds for Grace’s Kitchen in Cortez. The Mancos Absolute Bakery’s gingerbread house sold for $800. Mo...

DATE: Dec 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kemper Elementary plans safety drill

Re-1 School District officials plan a parent and student reunification drill for third-, fourth- and fifth-graders at Kemper Elementary on Wednesday. “Parent reunification drills ...

DATE: Dec 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Christmas tree goes up at Cortez Cultural Center

Top Line Installers on Tuesday donated crane time to bring in the Cortez Cultural Center Christmas tree, which stands about 30 feet high. The tree was donated by Xtrov Realty and ...

DATE: Dec 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos Brewing Company debuting new beers

Mancos Brewing Co. is debuting some beers and celebrating the birthday of co-founder and brewer DeWayne Jackson in December. The brewery’s Slap Happy Hop Cycle series will feature...

DATE: Nov 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Semitrailer rollover closes lanes on U.S. 491

A semitrailer rollover just north of the New Mexico border closed traffic lanes on U.S. Highway 491 late Monday night, Colorado State Patrol Trooper Josh Lewis said Tuesday. The i...

DATE: Nov 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

McElmo Flume Overlook dedication Dec. 5

Local effort saved irrigation structure

DATE: Nov 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

New courthouse gets upgraded interior

New building gets $500,000 grant

DATE: Nov 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

How to get from a record store to an arts district

Roundtable looks at value of local businesses

DATE: Nov 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Wolf Creek reports 16 inches of new snow; other resorts lag

Front Range resorts emphasize non-skiing activities

DATE: Nov 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mental health forum set for Dec. 5 in Dolores

The Dolores School District will hold a community mental health forum on Dec. 5 at the school commons. A free dinner will be served and discussion will include mental health resou...

DATE: Nov 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado state parks are free on Black Friday

Entry to Mancos State Park and all 42 Colorado state parks is free on Nov. 25 for a new Colorado Parks and Wildlife tradition called #FreshAirFriday. Colorado Parks and Wildlife o...

DATE: Nov 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos School of the West offering classes

The Mancos School of the West is offering several upcoming winter workshops. For more information and to register for a workshop, visit Gourd Rainstick Workshop Join artisan Janice Reich o...