Latest Mancos Podcast Episodes
New Podcast Features Local Breweries
Montezuma Local News - April 26, 2024 14:00 - 3 minutesThe six-episode series chronicles how the craft brewing industry navigated the pandemic shutdowns. It revisits a series of virtual get-togethers that industry tastemakers attended to discuss issues related to the uncertainty of the era. The podcast was produced locally and features two Southwest...
Winners Announced for Cortez Coloring Book Contest
Montezuma Local News - April 24, 2024 10:00 - 1 minuteTwo spring-themed events are happening this Saturday, April 27th: a Spring Craft Bazaar at the Dolores Community Center and Flower Fest, a fundraiser for Mancos Valley Dragonfly School, at the Mancos Opera House. Winners of the Historic Cortez Coloring Book have been announced. To see all the co...
Performing Arts for Youth and Adults in Montezuma County
Montezuma Local News - April 20, 2024 03:00 - 2 minutesAnita Burleson, who runs LB Productions, is now teaching improv, dance, and musical theater classes for youth in Montezuma County. She also offers voice lessons for children and adults. Upcoming offerings include summer programming for youth and additional after-school classes. Learn more and jo...
Cortez Awarded $179K in Grants from Colorado OEDIT
Montezuma Local News - April 17, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutesThe Dolores Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club of Dolores will be awarding several scholarships to select Dolores High School seniors. The City of Cortez has released its unofficial municipal election results. Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce has opened grant applications for member organizati...
Colorado Non-Profit Shines Spotlight on Cortez PD
Montezuma Local News - April 15, 2024 17:00 - 3 minutesEvery year the non-profit Shield 616 raises money to equip officers with safer protective vests. In 2024, the non-profit is working with the Cortez Police Department to purchase 31 “Angel Armor” rifle-rated vests. Two Cortez officers, Jason Giacchino and Tyler Smith, will ride the Tour de Shield...
Spring Job Fair Happening in Cortez on April 19
Montezuma Local News - April 11, 2024 21:00 - 1 minuteThe Cortez Retail Enhancement Association, in partnership with the Colorado Workforce Center and Cortez, is hosting a spring job fair on Friday, April 19th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Montezuma County Annex Building. On Thursday, April 18th, Duncan Rose will be giving a presentation at the Dol...
Medicine Horse Uses Equine Assisted Therapy to Help Mental Health
Montezuma Local News - April 06, 2024 17:00 - 3 minutesMedicine Horse is an equine assisted therapy center in Mancos, Colorado that uses the connection between horses and humans to work on mental health. Medicine Horse offers programs that support school children, individual therapy, professional development, life coaching, veteran support, summer p...
Award-winning author to speak at Cortez Library
Montezuma Local News - April 03, 2024 14:00 - 2 minutesThe Cortez Public Library is holding an author talk featuring fiction writer and poet Stacie Denetsosie on Wednesday, April 10th at 5 p.m. In 2023, she published her debut short story collection called “The Missing Morningstar and Other Stories,” which was named 2024 Southwest Book of the Year. ...
Be “Bear Aware” to Keep Animal Conflicts Trending Down
Montezuma Local News - March 29, 2024 15:00 - 3 minutesColorado Parks and Wildlife received 3,526 reports of sightings and conflicts with bears in 2023, which is a 21 percent decrease from previous years. That’s largely due to healthy natural forage production last season. It’s still too early to tell how 2024 will shape up. The vast majority of cal...
Mesa Verde County Awarded Competitive Grant
Montezuma Local News - March 27, 2024 14:00 - 2 minutesMesa Verde County has been awarded a grant from the Colorado Tourism Office. The Destination Lab Grant allows Mesa Verde County to create and publish a free online training program to help ensure that workers are sharing the same information, providing visitors with the best possible experience....
Mesa Verde Country Awarded Competitive Grant
Montezuma Local News - March 27, 2024 14:00 - 2 minutesMesa Verde Country has been awarded a grant from the Colorado Tourism Office. The Destination Lab Grant allows Mesa Verde Country to create and publish a free online training program to help ensure that workers are sharing the same information, providing visitors with the best possible experienc...
Uncompahgre River Annual Benefit
Montezuma Local News - March 22, 2024 10:00 - 4 minutesThe 8th annual benefit for the Uncompahgre River and 18th Annual F3T Fly Fishing Film Tour recently took place in Ridgway, Colorado, supporting the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership. Attendees enjoyed diverse fly-fishing films while contributing to restoration projects and education initiatives...
San Juan SOLES Program Opens Applications for 2024-2025
Montezuma Local News - March 20, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutesApplications for the 2024-2025 San Juan Mountain Sisters on Leadership Expeditions program, or “SOLES” program, are open now through April 1st. The program is designed to help high school-aged girls develop wilderness and leadership skills, self-awareness, and healthy lifestyle choices, as well ...
Durango Arts Center Presents Hand to God
Montezuma Local News - March 15, 2024 11:00 - 4 minutesThe Durango Arts Repertory Theatre presents Hand to God, an irreverent dark comedy written by Robert Askins and directed by Fort Lewis College Theatre Professor Michael McKelvey. Hand to God runs from March 15th through March 31st at the Durango Arts Center. This play carries a parental advisory...
Mancos Seeks Vendors and Musicians in Preparation for Summer
Montezuma Local News - March 13, 2024 09:00 - 5 secondsThe Montezuma Leadership Network is hosting an event on Wednesday, March, 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. covering seven essential management skills at First National Bank in Cortez. The Mancos Valley Farmers Market is now accepting applications for vendors and food trucks and scheduling music for t...
Mancos Common Press Ventures into Affordable Housing
Montezuma Local News - March 08, 2024 16:00 - 4 minutesMancos Common Press sits at the intersection of art and historical preservation. Over the past decade, the organization has revived the old Mancos Times-Tribune building and supported a thriving artist community around letterpress and printing. Now, they are expanding into affordable housing, wi...
Dream of Firefighting? Free Forestry Programs Provide First Step
Montezuma Local News - March 06, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutesThe Cortez Recreation Center has reduced its hours of operation for the indoor lap pool, leisure pool, and slide due to a lifeguard shortage. Pueblo Community College Southwest is offering free programs in forestry and wildfire mitigation including a one-week program in June and a two-semester p...
Snowboard Tour Features Durango
Montezuma Local News - March 01, 2024 16:00 - 4 minutesThe brainchild of snowboarder Travis Rice, the Natural Selection Tour showcases the world’s top riders from Olympians to big mountain film icons all competing on the world’s most iconic locations. Natural Selection DUELS feature six mountain venues from around the world, where head-to-head compe...
New Restaurant Opens in Cortez
Montezuma Local News - February 28, 2024 15:00 - 5 secondsThe Cortez Public Library is hosting a presentation on Moab Rock Art with Rory Tyler on Thursday, March 7th at 6 p.m. Mancos School of the West’s next winter workshop is happening on Saturday, March 9 at Mancos Public Library. The class will explore layering, colors, and patterns using a Gelli p...
Mocktail Momentum
Montezuma Local News - February 23, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutesBeverage businesses can lose as much as ten percent of revenue during January. But “dry-January” represents a trend that goes beyond one month. Drinking less, or not at all is becoming accepted culturally, and businesses are taking note. Tesstastic Mixers opened in October, with an equal focus o...
Upcoming in Mancos: Live Music and Film Screening Events
Montezuma Local News - February 21, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutesMancos Creative District’s annual, local music event, Mixed in Mancos, is coming up on Saturday, March 2nd. Mancos Public Library is sponsoring a screening of the film The Right to Read on Thursday, February 29th at the Mancos Opera House followed by a Q&A session. Amy Grogan’s Landscape block p...
Bringing Film to San Juan County
Montezuma Local News - February 16, 2024 12:00 - 4 minutesThere’s something exciting about seeing a movie or a tv show and recognizing the landmarks. With the opening of a film backlot - a place created to provide a backdrop for a scene - in San Juan County, Four Corners residents may soon be able to see the place we call home featured on-screen. With ...
A Night of Mystery to Support Local Prom
Montezuma Local News - February 14, 2024 15:00 - 1 minuteSay Yes Bridal and Boutique invites you to a night of mystery and enchantment at its Masquerade Ball at the Cortez Chamber Business Resources Center on Saturday, March 2nd. The Dolores Public Library is hosting a puzzle swap on Saturday, February 24th where participants can exchange up to five p...
Photographer Features Four Corners
Montezuma Local News - February 09, 2024 15:00 - 3 minutesScottish photographer David Yarrow is one of the best-selling fine art photographers in the world. His photos sell for millions of dollars at auction. Yet, Yarrow still returns to the American Southwest regularly, inspired by its wide array of subjects, or “characters,” as he calls them. Yarrow ...
Can You Guess Colorado’s Favorite Super Bowl Snack?
Montezuma Local News - February 07, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutesThe Cortez Police Department is hosting its 2024 Police Citizens Academy. This free, six-week course will begin in March and include both classroom-style and hands-on training. Belle and the Bear invites you to celebrate Galentine’s Day on Saturday, February 10 at Fenceline Cider with a macrame ...
Snowboard Tour to Spotlight Durango
Montezuma Local News - February 02, 2024 15:00 - 3 minutesDurango, along with Purgatory Resort, is set to host a YETI Natural Selection DUEL during the first stage of the 2024 Natural Selection Tour. The brainchild of snowboarder Travis Rice, the Natural Selection Tour showcases the world’s top riders competing at venues around the world. Durango is on...
US and Colorado Are Having Anniversary Commemorations in 2026
Montezuma Local News - January 31, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutesThe City of Cortez is asking residents to check their pipes for lead as part of new state and federal laws and to ensure the safety of your drinking water. Mancos Friends of the Library is having a Valentine’s Day bake sale at the Mancos Public Library on Wednesday, February 14th from 8 a.m. to ...
Towaoc Greenhouse Grows Food for Seniors
Montezuma Local News - January 26, 2024 16:00 - 3 minutesIn Towaoc, a recently built greenhouse known as the Growdome, built by Growing Spaces, is now growing fresh food for the Ute Mountain Ute Senior Center. Funded by the San Juan Basin Area Agency for Aging, additional indoor growing spaces are being built at Senior Centers across the region to eng...
Cortez in Search of Artists for Historic Coloring Book
Montezuma Local News - January 25, 2024 09:00 - 5 secondsThe City of Cortez is soliciting designs from artists as part of a celebration of Historic Preservation Month. The LOR Foundation and Cortez Retail Enhancement Association have partnered with the City of Cortez in designing a coloring book that highlights historic sites in the Cortez area with a...
Flowing Through the Natural Way
Montezuma Local News - January 19, 2024 16:00 - 4 minutesThroughout the years, the geothermal wells pumping heated water have bubbled up in the Animas Valley before cycling back down to the underground aquifer. Durango Hot Springs, purchased in 2019 and renamed from Trimble Hot Springs, has incorporated the natural flow cycle into the management of it...
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