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Celebrating the changing season

The autumn equinox came and went on Sept. 23. Now we should begin noticing that the days are definitely shorter…

October 7, 2014

Back to the beginning of the Times

I decided to go back to the first issue of the Mancos Times – Friday, April 28, 1893. We are…

October 7, 2014

Looking forward

By Marianne Griffin The Balloon Festival was great on Friday and Saturday and then the rains came. Everyone seemed to…

GMO labeling unlikely to raise food costs

By Chip and Bernadette Tuthill Proposition 105 would rehire labeling of genetically modified food in Colorado. In a ABC poll…

1894 : Days of muscatel wine and wonders in the sky

By Darrel Ellis Sept. 14, 1894 “Bob” the pet lynx belonging to Dr. Lowe has passed “over the range” Saturday…

So long, Marianne

By Dian Law This year Art Fest/Street Fair was a total success. Even the weather cooperated with a gorgeous sunshiny…

Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Mancos Marshal’s Office will be participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Ninth National Prescription Drug…

It’s Balloon Fest week

By Marianne Griffin There is a lot going on as preparations are made for the Balloon Festival, Art Fest and…

Strategy to take down Islamic State reveals a conflict of Obamas

“The Daily Show” host, Jon Stewart took aim at President Barack Obama’s strategy to take down the Islamic State, highlighting…

Fall 1914, 100 years ago

Sept. 17 The first snow of the season covered the higher peaks Tuesday night. Miss Helen Carpenter departed by the…

Nixle alert system puts you ‘in the know’

Hi folks. I’d like to take this opportunity to make sure all of our town residents and business owners are…

Farewell, and remember: You are in a good place

By Marianne Griffin Hello Mancos Valley, this is a farewell. Effective Oct. 17, I will no longer be the administrator…

Crossed signals on health care

By Chip Tuthill Women’s health has been at the center of many of Politifact’s fact checks of the race. Gardner…

Looking back to my birth year

I turned 80 in July, so thought I would look and see what was going around that time in 1934.…

Back in the saddle again

By Dian Law I’m back. Yes, it’s Dian all over again. After a five-month vacation, I’m back at the computer…

Small town, small agency

This week I thought it might be kinda cool to give you a little bit of “inside information” on what…

A call for new business members

The Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce board of directors invites businesses to join MVCC. They recently voted to allow any…

Rove Crossroads ad inflates anecdotes of Coloradans’ insurance cost

A Karl Rove Crossroads GPS ad exaggerates a few personal anecdotes to claim “many Coloradans pay roughly 100 percent more…

Looking back a decade

I failed to write up a column last time because I was having a difficult time healing after major abdominal…

A call for volunteers

September is a busy month at the Visitor Center. As we move into color season, we begin receiving inquiries about…

September 2, 2014

Report on climate change points to impact in the Southwest

This second in a series of four articles examines mitigation of climate change, excerpted from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…

September 2, 2014

Expect zero tolerance for offenses in school zones this year

John Cox Welcome to my “Marshal’s Message” column. Some of you may remember that the previous marshal wrote a similar…

August 19, 2014