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Email: mshinn@durangoherald.com

Phone Number: 970-564-6037

County joins child services reform

Child Protection Services is undergoing changes statewide meant to increase transparency, child-abuse prevention and standardize county CPS offices. Locally, a new questionnaire for callers...

DATE: April 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Utes build corn mill to satisfy demand

The Ute Mountain Ute Farm and Ranch Enterprises is getting into the cornmeal business with a new large-scale mill that will supply grocery stores and restaurants. "We've been farming for over 20...

DATE: April 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Small local farmers meet with Tipton about needs

The growth of the local-food movement and the infrastructure challenges that small farmers face drew the attention of Rep. Scott Tipton at a meeting with farmers on April 22. The coordinator for...

DATE: April 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Small farmers bend Tipton's ear about needs

The growth of the local-food movement and the infrastructure challenges that small farmers face drew the attention of Rep. Scott Tipton at a meeting with farmers on April 22. The coordinator for...

DATE: April 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Rock and water

A solemn rock wall worn with time overlooks a jubilant stream crashing down through a hewn canyon, while a group of horsemen can be seen charging through a slit in the ancient stone. These are just...

DATE: April 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Mancos students present the show 'Oz High'

What if Dorothy was transported to a modern day high school instead of Oz? This is the premise of a spin off of the The Wizard of Oz, called Oz High, written by the Mancos High School drama class,...

DATE: April 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

SWOS replacing modular building with health clinic

Southwest Open School is in the process of replacing a modular building on the south side of campus with a brand-new school-based health clinic. In the new space, SWOS will continue to provide...

DATE: April 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Water Conservancy has its eyes on Jackson Gulch

The Mancos Water Conservancy District is looking into the process of taking ownership of the Jackson Gulch Reservoir, the canal and all the associated land from the Bureau of Reclamation. The...

DATE: April 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Town opens door to Family Dollar

The town board recently opened the door to Family Dollar and similar businesses by voting to allow the moratorium on businesses greater than 5,000 square feet to expire in June. But new businesses...

DATE: April 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

An unusual blend of green technology

While many greenhouses rely on natural gas, an unusual greenhouse at Open Sky Wilderness Therapy near Mancos relies on air circulating through the ground. Farm manager Brittany Meyers believes her...

DATE: April 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

SWOS replacing modular building with health clinic

Southwest Open School is in the process of replacing a modular building on the south side of campus with a brand-new school-based health clinic. In the new space, SWOS will continue to provide...

DATE: April 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

County joins child services reform

Child Protection Services is undergoing changes statewide meant to increase transparency, child-abuse prevention and standardize county CPS offices. Locally, a new questionnaire for callers...

DATE: April 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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