Mancos

Local graduates will celebrate a rite of passage with the following commencement ceremonies next week in Montezuma and Dolores counties. Montezuma-Cortez High School’s commencement ceremony will be...

Mancos State Park is hosting several special events this summer. The park, located off of County Road 42 and County Road N north of Mancos, is open to boating, fishing, hiking and camping. Area...

The Mancos School District budget for next school year is expected to increase slightly, allowing the district to invest in technology upgrades and staff salary raises, Superintendent Brian Hanson...

Last week, Mancos Elementary School students and staff celebrated two grants the school recently was awarded. The first award was a $110,000 Play Ground Initiative grant from Great Outdoors...

Jackson Gulch Reservoir was full by the first of May, and Mancos Water Conservancy District Superintendent Gary Kennedy said that’s somewhat abnormal. “That’s earlier than usual,” he said on...

The Mancos FoodShare and Pay It Forward Fund are offering relief for people affected by the Western Excelsior fire this week, according to a news release from Mancos Valley Resources, a nonprofit...

Mancos town officials and board members anticipate they’ll be sorting through the aftermath of the Western Excelsior fire for a long time. At the town board of trustees regular meeting Wednesday,...

The investigation into the cause of the Western Excelsior fire points to a faulty ventilation fan in a sharpening shop. Mancos Fire Chief Tony Aspromonte said that current burn evidence indicates a...

On Monday afternoon, Mancos resident Jonathan Sam went home to see part of his livelihood up in flames. Sam worked at Western Excelsior Corp. in Mancos as a machine operator for two years before...

The Mancos Farmers Market starts on June 1 for the 2017 summer season, and organizer Bryan Kyle said he anticipates a more diverse array of vendors and products. “We’re excited to flesh it out,”...