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The Kennedy Grain Elevator, a landmark along U.S. 160, is in the process of getting a much-needed new roof this month to protect its bowed timbers. The building was listed as one of Colorado's most...
DATE: June 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News
Last week, the Cranston press inside the Mancos Times Building, thought to be one of three left in the country, began to turn again for the first time in about 40 years. The old press came to life...
DATE: June 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News
At least a few of you know that the Mancos Shale, which ranges throughout much of Colorado, parts of Utah, Wyoming and Montana and was even deposited in parts of Canada, was named after the town of...
DATE: June 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
I recently heard someone say that Mancos was settled by Mormons. That never happened. The Mormons came in the mid-late 1880s and settled down in Webber Canyon. They shopped and mingled in Mancos,...
DATE: May 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News
Families who have owned and operated their Colorado farm or ranch for 100 years or more are encouraged to submit a nomination to receive a Colorado Centennial Farms award. Selected nominees will be...
DATE: March 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Agriculture
Montezuma County commissioners sanctioned a McElmo Flume grant application Monday. If approved, all of the required financing would be available to start renovating the dilapidated waterway. Linda...
DATE: March 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Fifth Annual Mancos Melt is looking to help even more people shake off the winter blues with kid-friendly events including the introduction of carnival and an old time movie night. "I hope it...
DATE: March 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News
All of us know there was a railroad that went through Mancos, but we're fuzzy when it comes to the details. The Denver & Rio Grand Southern started in Ridgway and went to Telluride, Rico, Dolores,...
DATE: March 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News
A comprehensive archaeological documentation of traditional wooden Ute tribal dwellings, the Colorado Wickiup Project, recently received the Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation. Lt. Gov. Joe...
DATE: Feb. 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News
RSVP for the 2014 Winter roundtable in Dolores at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the Anasazi Heritage Center, 27501 Colorado 184. History Colorado State Historical Fund (SHF) staff will outline...
DATE: Jan. 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News
Mary Ann Ott comments on a column that I wrote a few weeks ago about the library. She says: "When I was on the library board, Mattie Holston and her daughter, along with Edith Elliss, kept the...
DATE: Jan. 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - Columnists
Two professionals from different fields but with similar interests say the fate of the ancient inhabitants of the Four Corners foreshadows what lies in store for moderns who try to wrest from the...
DATE: Dec. 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News
