With the Mancos School District mill levy override question soon to be determined on the Nov. 6 ballot, the salaries of the Mancos teachers has come into question. The average teacher salary in the state of Colorado is $48,020, according to www.teachersalaryinfo.com. The average teacher salary in Mancos is $36,285. The teachers received a 2 percent increase across the board four years ago. The salaries have been frozen since then. The starting salary for a teacher in Mancos is $29,636. The starting salary for a teacher in Dolores is $30,469. In Dove Creek, the starting salary for a teacher is $27,000 and in Cortez that number is $28,960.
Mancos Times
Mancos, Colorado
A 911 call was transferred from San Miguel County reporting a brush fire in the Groundhog Subdivision. Dispatch notified interagency dispatch and informed a deputy. The Forest Service called back and said they werent responding because the fire was burning on private land. A short time later the reporting party called back and said the residents had the fire under control.
Dove Creek Press
Dove Creek, Colorado
On Monday, Oct. 1, a miner was involved in an accident at the Revenue-Virginius Mine while operating a jack-leg drill. The individual was conscious and breathing when the call came in that morning, according to the Ouray County Sheriff. The drill reportedly slipped and hit the man in the head.
Ouray County Plaindealer
Ouray, Colorado
A moose chomped down on goodies north of Silverton recently, near the old town site of Chattanooga. Two friends of the moose were hanging out nearby.
Ouray County Plaindealer
Ouray, Colorado
Three companies have received a Conditional Use Permit from the San Juan County Planning and Zoning Board to pursue wind farms. If completed, the wind farms could change the area landscape. Towers up to 500 feet tall may dot the landscape north of Monticello, with some towers close to city limits.
San Juan Record
San Juan County, Utah