Mancos

By Mac Neely Kelly Horrigan, professor of fashion and education at Pratt Institute of Art in New York, has arrived to teach a jewelry workshop for the School of the West. The leather and stone...

Mancos Elementary School Principal Cathy Epps was airlifted to Farmington after a two-vehicle crash Monday morning on Colorado Highway 184, according to Colorado State Patrol officers. The crash...

After 10 years, artist Veryl Goodnight has returned to her Mancos roots. Goodnight has opened a studio at 106 Grand Ave. to showcase her painting, sculpting and fascination with history. It’s the...

One Mancos girl celebrated her birthday on Tuesday by giving a New Year’s present to the Cortez Animal Shelter. Olivia Jukes, who turned 9 on Dec. 13, decided to ask her friends for animal...

Kelly Kilgore Chilcott has opened American Indian Art at 100 W. Grand Ave. in Mancos. The store contains a large inventory of Navajo, Hopi, Zuni and other tribal artifacts such as bowls, textiles,...

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In the two weeks since Ski Hesperus opened for winter under new management, the slopes have seen a steady flow of skiers and snowboarders who say it offers an affordable and convenient option for a...

Mancos Marshal Jason Spruell gave a report to the board of trustees on Wednesday about the town’s crime statistics going into his first year of office. Spruell was appointed marshal in May, and...

By Mac NeelyI caught Donna Watkins just coming home from shopping – hungry and tired – but more than willing to talk about the Giving Trees. She said that Sue and Bob Scott were responsible for the...

Mancos is growing, and town officials are thinking long-term.The number of people who live in town has eclipsed 1,400. Officials are planning short-term fixes to infrastructure systems, as well as...