Come Back to My Valley: Now and then and then some more

An old adage says that history tends to repeat itself. Not always but sometimes even here in the Mancos Valley. In 2010 Curtis Chester Baker was born on Feb. 23, 1929. ...

Up, up and away

11th Balloon Fest crowd drifts into the Mancos Valley

Durango woman dies in U.S. 160 crash

Highway closed, traffic diverted to Colo. 140 at Hesperus

Nucla sweeps Blue Jays

Mancos looking to reduce errors

Blue Jays hope to play spoiler

Set for Sargent’s homecoming game

Mancos runners win at Blanding

Paschal takes first in two meets

Balcony House sunrise tour scheduled

For The Journal Mesa Verde National Park will offer a Sunrise Tour of Balcony House cliff dwelling on Oct. 12. Tickets will go on sale Oct. 1 at the Colorado Welcome Ce...

Community Calendar

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Balloons over Mancos

Pilots of crashed plane encountered bad weather

The plane that crashed Sept. 5 in western San Juan County encountered "instrument flying conditions" over western Colorado, but neither of the two pilots aboard were qualified to fly in such...

Saddlemaker serves as Mesa Verde artist

Lisa Skyhorse, a full-time saddlemaker for 40 years, will serve as Mesa Verde National Park's artist in residence Sept. 14-27. Skyhorse will give a free public presentation of her...

Elk close loop in Mesa Verde history

It seems unlikely, but a healthy elk population resides in the parched canyons and bluffs of Mesa Verde National Park. About 150 elk live in the park, and they are mostly non-migr...