Keeping in Touch: It’s February, time for Girl Scout cookies

By Mac Neely I’m sitting here eating a bowl of Girl Scout Thin Mint Cereal made by General Mills. One of my Girl Scouts who came from California for my birthday, brought me a box. I celebrated my...

DATE: Feb. 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma commissioners talk public lands at town hall meeting

Public lands were the focus of a sometimes contentious discussion at a Montezuma County Commission town hall meeting this week. The two-hour meeting Monday at Mancos Town Hall was the third in a...

DATE: Feb. 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coal boiler sparks lawsuit between Hesperus neighbors

A dispute brewing between Hesperus neighbors over a coal-fueled boiler prompted one to file a federal lawsuit this week in U.S. District Court in Denver. Robert Bridges and Karen Nakayama have...

DATE: Feb. 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos sewer plant needs more improvements

Mancos Trustees again discussed the town’s wastewater treatment plant at their meeting Jan. 25. The plant has not worked properly since it was built in 2012, Town Administrator Andrea Phillips...

DATE: Feb. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos grange expansion will feature commercial kitchen

A $60,000 expansion at Mount Lookout Grange in Mancos will go toward a full commercial kitchen and storage space for the Mancos Food Share. Crews broke ground last week on the 420-foot expansion,...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwestern sculptor Wolff joins Artisans of Mancos

Sculptor Steve Wolff brings his work to the Artisans of Mancos gallery this month. A reception welcoming him to the gallery will take place Feb. 10 from 4-6 p.m. at Artisans of Mancos, 101 Grand...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde offers free winter ecology hike Feb. 4

The Journal Park Rangers will be leading a guided hike focusing on winter ecology at Mesa Verde National Park on Saturday, Feb. 4, beginning at 9 a.m. The guided hike is free, but advance sign-up...

DATE: Jan. 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Meetings address trail, road projects in Montezuma County

Three meetings addressing roads, general topics and trails are on the agenda this week in Montezuma County.Road BB/U.S. 491 intersection public hearing: Jan 30, 1:30 p.m. in the Montezuma County...

DATE: Jan. 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos parks manager commits to organic methods

Mancos Parks Manager Terry Jennings presented a 2017 parks plan this week that he hopes will take care of weeds at the parks for good, he said at Wednesday’s Board of Trustees meeting.Jennings said...

DATE: Jan. 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Historic cabins on track for public use in San Juan forest

Nearly a decade in the making, two historic U.S. Forest Service outposts in the San Juan Mountains near Mancos and Dolores should be ready for public use by the summer of 2018.Tom Rice, recreation...

DATE: Jan. 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Blue Jays split weekend contests

The Mancos girls and boys alternated wins and losses in games last weekend. In an away contest with Ridgway on Friday, the Lady Blue Jays got a season-high 18 points from sophomore Emily Cole and...

DATE: Jan. 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Mancos Love Krauts brews up healthy food and drink

When it comes to the regional delicacies of Southwest Colorado, sauerkraut isn’t the first thing to come to mind. Given enough time, however, Love Krauts, a Mancos-based company, may challenge that...

DATE: Jan. 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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