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Colorado politicians weigh in on Obama’s gun plan
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s plan to expand background checks and enact other measures to combat gun violence through executive actions drew mixed reviews Tuesday from Colorado politicians. Sen. Cory…
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Online fundraiser draws ire in Cortez
A $5,000 social media fundraiser for a woman charged with child abuse has drawn ire from multiple residents. “You know this is pathetic,” one woman posted on GoFundMe.com. “And so…
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Mancos rings in New Year with band, party at opera house
At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, members of the band Pants Party lift their glasses in a toast at the Mancos Opera House.Sam Green/The Journal
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Lawmakers from Southwest Colorado prepare for legislative session
Gold King Mine, health care, wildfires, water on agenda
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GOP presidential campaigns in Durango area lack energy, organizers say
Experts blaming party decision to cancel preference poll
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Baby boy of the year
Parents Melanie Begaye and Kern Dutchie III get to know their newborn son, Keagon Dutchie, the first baby born in 2016 at Southwest Memorial Hospital. Keagon was born at 7:26…
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Jurors expected to decide verdict in knife attack
A jury is expected to decide the fate of a Cortez man this week charged in connection to a Friday the 13th knife attack. The alleged victim was hospitalized after…
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County plans to expand Internet, communication services
Plan would expand Internet, communication services
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Regional simulation will test response to outbreak of plague
Simulation depicts disease crisis
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Country’s largest national parks hit visitation records
Federal officials are expecting another banner year in 2016
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Colorado still not sure whether legal marijuana made roads less safe
State unsure, and data remains rare
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Briefs
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper got a jump on ringing in the new year by offering an engagement ring to girlfriend Robin Pringle over the Christmas holiday.Courtesy of the Governor’s Office/Denver…
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A Look Back at 2015: Turning points in Mancos
Crime Marshal’s office in turmoil after Cox resigns Mancos Marshal John Cox got in trouble with the law a couple of times in 2015, and will start the new year…
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Grandpa takes kids out to eat
Ben Hunter oversees his grandchildren at the Mancos community holiday dinner. From left are Abigail, Adrian, Wyatt and Patton.Sam Green/The Journal
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Photo: One cold cowboy
As snow from the recent storms slides off the roof of Mancos Liquors, the cowboy in the mural is buried.Sam Green/The Journal
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The Front Page Taken from the Jan. 6, 1983 edition of the Mancos Times
‘Snowmobile races recognized by magazine’ Plans are being finalized in preparation for the annual snowmobile races to be held Feb. 20, sponsored by the Mancos Snowmobile Club. Much work and…
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A Look Back at 2015: The ebb and flow of Dolores
Sometimes The Dolores River rages near flood stage, and other months it freezes over, but most times it is calm and shallow, perfect for tubing on a summer day. And…