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Test pilot
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Test pilot

November 17, 2015

Vanessa Poulsen tosses a model plane during the Mancos Science Friday as Bob Bragg watches the flight.Sam Green/The Journal

Faces in the Crowd: The Young Cadets
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Faces in the Crowd: The Young Cadets

November 17, 2015

Members of the After School Friday Program enjoy a presentation on flight at the Mancos High School.Sam Green/The Journal Do you want to contribute to Faces in the Crowd? Send…

Free preview of Indie Lens ‘Autism in Love’
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Free preview of Indie Lens ‘Autism in Love’

November 17, 2015

The Mancos Public Library presents a free screening of the documentary film “Autism in Love” on at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 19. The movie documents first-person portrayals that show the…

Carter renews push for mill levy override
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Carter renews push for mill levy override

November 16, 2015

The average residential property owner in Montezuma County paid 55 percent less to fund public education last year than in 1995. Last week, Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 Superintendent Alex Carter called a…

Battle of the Badges winner
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Battle of the Badges winner

November 12, 2015

Nancy Cumming presents Cortez Fire Department chief Jeff Vandevoorde with a United Blood Services plaque after the department won the Battle of the Badges blood donation contest. The fire department…

Preparations for Thanksgiving Dinner begin
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Preparations for Thanksgiving Dinner begin

November 12, 2015

For The Journal The Community Thanksgiving Dinner plans are underway. Bring turkeys, donations or sign up to volunteer at 110 W. North St. (St. Barnabas Church), 9-10 a.m. On Thanksgiving…

The sheriffs’ letter to Obama
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The sheriffs’ letter to Obama

November 12, 2015

November 9, 2015 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: We, the undersigned Sheriffs from the State of Colorado, write in…

Sheriff reports case of smashed mailboxes is solved
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Sheriff reports case of smashed mailboxes is solved

November 12, 2015

It took local authorities nearly three weeks to crack the case connected to 35 smashed mailboxes last month. Earlier this week, the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office posted a press release…