Community Calendar

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Lightning ignites small Mesa Verde fire

A lightning strike ignited a fire Wednesday on White’s Mesa on the southeast side of Mesa Verde National Park, according to a press release from the park. Named the East Rim Fire, it is abou...

Cattle Drive Coffee opens up shop near Hogan trading post

Seen a cattle drive lately? A couple of us were right in the middle of one the other day and eating ice cream cones – no joke! The Cattle Drive Coffee shop is a new place to eat...

Mancos gallery to display National Parks images

The FAD (Furniture, Art & Design} Gallery will present an exhibit of rare, original photochromes and cabinet cards by William Henry Jackson. An opening reception for the show will be held on...

Mesa Verde ranger to give CCC talk

Mesa Verde National Park ranger Brian Forist will deliver a lecture titled “That’s How it Was in the Cs” on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Chapin Mesa Museum. Forist will speak on the works and leg...

Veryl Goodnight show debuts in Fort Worth

Mancos artist will be inducted to Hall of Fame

Mesa Verde fire ban in effect

Recent hot, dry, and breezy weather has resulted in extremely dry vegetation fuels throughout Mesa Verde National Park. Because of the very high fire danger, several fire restrictions will t...

Mancos gallery to exhibit rare photos from the West

The FAD Gallery in Mancos will open an exhibit of rare, original photochroms and cabinet cards by William Henry Jackson, with a reception from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, July 29. Jackson...

Ed Aiken hired as Mancos basketball coach

Former Dolores player Ben Lykins joins the Blue Jays as an assistant

Durango woman dies, Mancos man injured in motorcycle crash

A 60-year-old Durango woman died and a 64-year-old Mancos man was critically injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon on Colorado Highway 145 near Telluride, according to the San Migue...

Sheriff’s blotter

Saturday, July 2 5:41 p.m.: A deputy advised a host at the House Creek Campground at McPhee Reservoir that he was not authorized to reach into an ATV and take keys from its ignition...

Meetings review new options for cheatgrass and goatgrass

The Mancos Conservation District will hold a series of informative meetings this week to introduce a new option to help control cheatgrass, jointed goatgrass and medusa head weeds known as M...