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Mancos debates possible water dock ‘membership’

The Mancos Town Board debated the possibility of selling “cards” or “subscriptions” to use the town’s water dock at this week’s regular meeting. The idea arose last year as a way to limit the...

DATE: April 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores school board selects superintendent from Creede

After a monthslong application process, the Dolores School District RE-4A has a new superintendent. At a special board meeting Thursday night, directors voted 3-2 to offer the job to Elisabeth...

DATE: April 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Nomadic Soul’ Lara Branca to open Mancos show at Olio

Local artist Lara Branca is getting back to the basics in her upcoming Mancos show. “People are used to seeing this very energetic abstraction,” she said. “These pieces are quieter. Just me being...

DATE: April 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

WildEdge brewery celebrates two years of operation in Cortez

Tucker Robinson believes beer is best consumed with other people. So he made that a central tenet of WildEdge Brewing Collective, the business he started nearly two years ago. “We built the space...

DATE: April 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Green Beret Will Lindsay memorialized in Colorado Springs

Cortez native Sgt. 1st Class Will Lindsay was honored and remembered Saturday in an emotional memorial service at New Life Church in Colorado Springs. A Green Beret based at Fort Carson, Lindsay...

DATE: April 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Yoga studio moves down Main Street

The Heart and Core Yoga Studio has a new home – just down the road. The studio , which previously operated next to The Farm Bistro along Main Street, has moved into space that used to be occupied...

DATE: April 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Middle School performs ‘The Miracle Worker’

Communication themes take center stage at Cortez Middle School, as theater students tackle the 1957 drama “The Miracle Worker.” The play tells the story of Helen Keller, the famous deaf-blind child...

DATE: April 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

It’s careers à la carte for eighth-graders at Cortez Middle School

Workers of all sorts descended this week on Cortez Middle School for the school’s second career fair. The fair allowed students to meet people employed in a variety of professions. Participants...

DATE: April 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Last stretch for city’s median project

Construction has resumed on the Cortez median project, which is expected to be completed by the end of the month. The median project downtown has been in the works since 2015 , as part of an...

DATE: April 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rimrock Outfitters takes its business to the trails

For Mancos cowgirl-musician Lynne Lewis, business is about following her loves, her passions. Which for her, means following the trail. By co-founding Rimrock Outfitters, a guided trail riding...

DATE: April 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bluegrass, indie pop at brewery

The Mancos Brewing Co. has a few musical acts on tap for the weekend. Friday night, the brewery along U.S. Highway 160 will host the Foggy Memory Boys, a four-piece bluegrass band from the Taos...

DATE: April 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Outlier bluegrass show taking stage at Mancos cidery

Five-person bluegrass band the La La Bones will perform at Outlier Cellars on Saturday night. The Durango-based group features Tommy Frederico on banjo, Jimi Giles on bass, Kathy Hilimire on...

DATE: April 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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