Mancos Secondary School has a new principal starting next year. John Marchino joins the Mancos team from Dolores School District RE-4A, where he was serving as athletic director. His selection was...

The city of Cortez was recently singled out for the pickleball courts constructed at Centennial Park nearly a year ago. The Starburst Award is given out by the Colorado Lottery for “excellence in...

The Cortez City Council recently approved a conditional use permit for an alternative online high school, allowing students and staff to continue operations at their new Main Street building. Goal...

TOWAOC – As part of a whirlwind tour of health clinics in Southwest Colorado, the Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera stopped by sites in Towaoc and Cortez on April 26. Primavera spoke with health care...

A Cortez dining staple is coming back to town, with plans to open Mother’s Day weekend. Lotsa Pasta and That’za Pizza operated on the south side of Cortez for about 15 years but closed April 2018...

In preparation for summer festivities, the Mancos Town Board unanimously approved an ordinance this week allowing for alcohol consumption in public places. Staff said the ordinance was necessary...

The Mancos Spring Hoedown came back to town Saturday night after a year off. Hundreds of people showed up to the Mancos Opera House to line dance, listen to the Six Dollar String Band and...

Mancos high school students got decked out this past weekend for the annual prom event downtown. Themed “Masquerade,” the Mancos Community Center was glammed up too, with glittery masks, fondue and...

Marc Berger was in his early 20s when he fell in love with the West. It happened while he was on a road trip across the country with a friend. “And it became a lifetime obsession for me,” Berger...

The Mancos Common Press restoration is nearly complete, and its printing presses are readying their wheels for more regular use. The Common Press is a nonprofit dedicated to the restoration of the...

Dolores Elementary School students swept the Western Slope in their pop tab collection supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Colorado. The pop tabs collected for the “Mountain of...