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Come Back to My Valley
Looks like we will have a cool and wet Halloween. This week I’ll take a look at a few things that took place in 1961. Feb. 21 – Jede Ellis…
Mancos
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Mancos backyard farming rules now include livestock permit
Official ordinance coming by year’s end
Community Calendar
Community Calendar
Kyah Christenson picks her prize she won at the Pumpkin Festival last year.Sam Green/Cortez Journal Email announcements to news@the-journal.com and include “Community Calendar” in the subject field. Items submitted less…
High School Sports
Football roundup Panthers improve, but can’t stop Olathe in 31-6 loss
The Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers held Olathe to 10 first-half points, but the Pirates put up 7 in the third quarter and 14 in the fourth to secure a 31-6…
High School Sports
High School Highlights
Scoreboard Football M-CHS 6, Olathe 31 Dolores 0, Monte Vista 48 Dove Creek 18, Sargent 30 Mancos 40, Sangre de Cristo 34 Volleyball M-CHS vs. Fruita Monument L, 0-3 (15-25,…
High School Sports
Blue Jays win regionals, rack up personal bests
Emma Most qualifies with 15th-place performance
Agriculture
Semi loaded with cattle clogs Durango thoroughfare
No cattle injured in accident that brought out ranchers to help
High School Sports
Mancos runners end their regular season
Sam Green/The Journal<br><br>Mancos, Cortez and Dolores cross country runners take off at Chicken Creek earlier this season. The teams will meet up again on Friday for the Class 2A Region…
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High School Highlights
FOOTBALL STANDOUTS Zach McDonald (M-CHS) While the Panthers struggled on offense in a 42-0 loss to Bayfield, McDonald anchored the defense with 12 total tackles, including eight solo tackles and…
High School Sports
Mancos understands playoff implications of Sangre de Cristo
Blue Jays currently third in conference
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Double rainbow over Mancos
Lily Russo captured this double rainbow over Mancos earlier this week.Lily Russo/Contributed photo
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Mancos resident’s photo wins contest
For the past five years, Brenna Spencer of Mancos has been entering shots of her dogs into the annual American Kennel Club’s photography contest. This year, her persistence paid off,…
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Dog lovers want Cottonwood Park to stay off-leash
Participants at forum vote to keep Cottonwood the way it is
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The Frontpage Oct. 26, 1906
In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt was president and signed the Antiquities Act, declaring Mesa Verde a National Park a few weeks later. This week’s Front Page takes a look at election…
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Come Back top My Valley
It was nice to have our dry spell broken big time. This time around, I’m going to list some items of interest that took place in 1960. Jan. 7 –…
Community Calendar
Community Calendar
Picking pumpkins<br><br>Tadc McGuire carries the pumpkin he picked out during the Dolores first grade class visit to the Hauser Pumpkin Patch.Sam Green/The Journal Email announcements to news@the-journal.com and include “Community…
High School Sports
Football Roundup: Panthers shut out; Dove Creek wins again
The Montezuma-Cortez Panthers were shutout by the No. 5 Bayfield Wolverines on Friday, 42-0. The Panthers were stifled by the Wolverines’ defense and held to just 59 total offensive yards.…
High School Sports
Volleyball Roundup: M-CHS splits, Mancos loses
M-CHS splits matchups with two GJ schools The Montezuma-Cortez Panthers split home conference games this weekend against two Grand Junction schools. Friday, the Panthers swept GJ Central (25-20, 25-19, 25-23)…