County plans fire ban update

Montezuma County is proposing to modify its fire ban ordinance. Amendments address wildfire safety and more specifically outline what is allowed and what is not during a fire ban. The fire ban...

DATE: May 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Foresters honored in weekend event

Four local U.S. Forest Service employees were remembered during a dedication ceremony at the U.S. Forest Service Memorial Grove near Monument, Colo., on Saturday, May 2. Each year, Forest Service...

DATE: May 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Mancos wants its land back

In 1992, Mancos officials sold 50 acres of its land to Montezuma County to be used as a gravel mine north of town off County Road 42. The $50,000 sale stipulated that as the gravel was mined the...

DATE: May 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

OHV bill crashes

DENVER - It's been a bumpy ride for legislation that would take steps to allow off-highway vehicles on county roads, and on Friday, that effort crashed. A joint committee of both the House and...

DATE: April 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Homeless fight for their rights

Panhandling is on the rise in Durango, but it is likely a trend without an obvious solution, say those who work with the homeless. The problem pits a First Amendment right against concerns of...

DATE: April 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

'Land grab' study advances in Senate

DENVER - A Colorado Senate committee Thursday advanced a bill that would study transferring federal public lands over to the state's authority. The Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy...

DATE: April 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

State seeks help with FLC tuition

DENVER - Colorado lawmakers Thursday advanced sending a message to Congress asking it to reimburse the state for Native American tuition at Fort Lewis College. The Durango-based college is one of...

DATE: April 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Wandering condor N8 checks out N.M.

Wayward California condor N8, photographed near Mancos on April 16, has turned up in Los Alamos, N.M. According to the Sante Fe New Mexican newspaper, Los Alamos birder Joe Fitzgibbon saw the bird...

DATE: April 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

A new vet in town

Chambers the dog was a bit nervous when he walked into the Mancos Valley Veterinary Hospital Monday, but with a hug and a kiss from new veterinarian Lynda Bernsteen, he settled a bit. Chambers, a...

DATE: April 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Local Briefs

Cowboy music coming to Mancos The Western Music Association Colorado Showcase/Jam will be Saturday, May 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Mancos Library. It's free, but donations will be taken. From...

DATE: April 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Students prepare for one-of-a-kind performance

What happens when you throw a bunch of superheroes inside of an insane asylum? The answer: side-splitting fun. Prepare to laugh out loud Monday and Tuesday, May 4 and May 5, at 7 p.m. inside the...

DATE: April 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Tax credit boundaries won't affect county

Boundaries that determine whether or not a Southwest Colorado business is eligible for enterprise zone tax credits are changing, effective on Jan. 1, 2016, and many counties that saw economic gains...

DATE: April 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

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