Mancos summit planned

Building a community is dependent upon using available resources in collaborative ways. That's the hope of organizers for the inaugural Mancos Valley Community Summit slated for Saturday, Oct. 12. ...

DATE: Oct. 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

FireWise taking reservations for fuels-reduction workshop

FireWise of Southwest Colorado is putting on a Wildland Fire Fuels Mitigation Workshop on Oct. 20. The day will be packed with introductions to techniques and tools for selecting and removing...

DATE: Oct. 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Mancos budget tops $1.6 M

The proposed operating budget for the town of Mancos in fiscal year 2014 tops out at more than $1.6 million, up 8 percent from 2013. Nearly half of the town's proposed overall 2014 budget, nearly...

DATE: Oct. 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Trailblazer opens pot pharmacy

From his 80-acre ranch northeast of Mancos, local trailblazer and federal outlaw Jim Cody is proud to call Colorado home. "We are 50 states united under one federal government," he said recently as...

DATE: Oct. 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Reap what others sow at HarvestFest

Celebrate the fruits of others' labor and help out a local farmer by filling your basket with local produce at the second annual Dolores HarvestFest on Saturday, Oct 5. The lively event is from 10...

DATE: Oct. 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Fee for fire-prone forest homes?

DENVER - People who live in wildfire-prone areas should be charged a fee to help pay for fire safety projects, a group advising Gov. John Hickenlooper said Monday, Sept. 30. The recommendation is...

DATE: Oct. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

La Plata grapples over pot growers

Durango-area medical marijuana growers are keen to expand to grow recreational marijuana as soon as state and county regulations allow. La Plata County's commercial cultivators anticipate a strong...

DATE: Oct. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Community Calendar

People are encouraged to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be...

DATE: Oct. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Child protection goal of new program

Families in Montezuma County and two Ute Indian tribes are included in a new program to keep children out of the child protective services system. The program was announced Monday, Sept. 30, by...

DATE: Oct. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Empire Electric to inspect poles and towers

Empire Electric Association Inc. conducts routine inspections on poles and towers to determine their current state of condition. Corrosion, which reduces structural integrity, is inevitable, and...

DATE: Oct. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Benefit planned for resident

Millwood Junction will host a benefit to help with medical expenses for Barbara Welch at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6. Welch a Mancos resident, was injured recently in an automobile accident. The event...

DATE: Oct. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Irrigation company to hold a stock run

The board of directors of the Summit Reservoir and Irrigation Company announce a stock run the weekend beginning Friday, Oct. 4. Water will be turned into the system on Friday morning and run...

DATE: Oct. 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

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