Robertsdu1-i-syn DENVER – A water-efficiency bill from Southwest Colorado lawmakers narrowly survived Wednesday, providing a hint of the debate Coloradans will have this year about how they should use their…
The U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Scott Tipton’s bill on ski area water rights Thursday, although bipartisan agreement on the Cortez Republican’s proposal largely collapsed. Tipton’s bill is aimed…
Tom Nunn hooks up the electrical wires to a pump to get water flowing to Mancos residents during the water crisis in February.Sam Green/Mancos Times Mancos residents will open their…
Bipartisan support largely collapses amid White House’s veto threat
Councilors considering banning sales downtown
Mary Shinn/The Mancos Times <br><br>Marta Nelson pours liquid nitrogen onto a foam target. The nitrogen was used to calibrate the temporary radiometer installed near Jackson Lake on Monday. The radiometer…
Mary Shinn/The Mancos Times <br><br>Marta Nelson pours liquid nitrogen onto a foam target. The nitrogen was used to calibrate the temporary radiometer installed near Jackson Lake on Monday. The radiometer…
Excited second-grade students and 13 parents and teachers from Mancos Elementary climbed on board the bus during February for a field trip to a new mountain lion exhibit at the…
Meteorologists use radiometer in Mancos in an attempt to improve cloud seeding at Jackson Lake
GOLDEN – Gov. John Hickenlooper is expanding his goals for an already ambitious state water plan, and he is now aiming to craft a regional plan for the arid West.…
Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>David Fraleydu1-i-syn A national propane shortage caused costs to spike this winter across the nation, leaving local customers reeling with sticker shock. A steep increase from $2.75 a…
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 Towle, chairwoman of…
David FraleySam Green/Cortez Journal A propane shortage caused costs to spike this winter across the nation, leaving local customers reeling with sticker shock. A steep increase from $2.75 a gallon…
Mining pollution at ‘tipping point,’ some say
du1-i-syn DENVER – Wildcat Mining can regain its permit for a gold mine in La Plata Canyon, as long as it executes a plan to fix an unstable road that’s…
Stores, restaurants rely on Valentine's Day for February revenue
The water crisis made for a bittersweet Valentine’s week in Mancos. The town was without drinkable water for five and a half days, and many restaurants were forced to close…
