Art students making their teachers proud
The upcoming end-of-year art exhibit at Manitou Springs High School will be an impressive one, as shown by images that…
Soccer team hangs tough with state’s top players
Taking on the top team in Colorado can certainly provide encouraging results, even when the score isn’t obviously in a…
Mustangs crush Salida to bounce back from tough loss
Manitou Springs faltered in the seventh inning against Jefferson Academy on April 14, resulting in arguably their most disappointing loss…
Girls golfers take second in league tournament debut
Based on the results of the season’s first Tri-Peaks tournament, the Manitou Springs girls golf team will be competitive this…
Intensive training yielding payoffs for track, field teams
With Manitou Springs’ track and field athletes seeing their training paying off, they’re starting to understand that these teams might…
Leaders matter, especially when they direct kids’ education
I am responding to Brenda Holmes Stanciu’s guest editorial published April 14, 2022. I have two children in Manitou Springs…
It takes a village to build robotics teams
I am a community member, parent and employee of District 14 and have taught at Manitou Elementary for 18 years.…
District leadership’s decisions are disappointing
To the editor: I am writing to express my deep disappointment in Manitou Springs School District leadership’s decisions in recent…
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Stage 1 fire restrictions
Because of current and expected dry and windy conditions, effective immediately, Manitou Springs Fire Chief John K. Forsett is ordering…
Baseball team sees first struggles at the plate
If his team was going to be tested, Manitou Springs baseball coach Brandon DeMatto preferred it be tested early in…
Girls soccer team gets back-to-back key wins
Before the season started, Manitou Springs girls soccer coach Ben Mack identified five key games his players need to compete…
Urgency fuels results for Mustangs track and field
A week ago, Manitou Springs track and field coach Anna Mack stressed to her teams that as well as they’ve…
Council motion was deliberate obstruction of library project
“I move that we postpone this item until our meeting on May 17th, 2022. During the postponement, staff is directed…
Let’s engage, ask questions and expect answers about education
Raising the next generation is a shared responsibility owned by all. When families, communities and schools work together, students have…
Council has taken two steps back on library
To the editor: Although I did not attend the last City Council meeting I was shocked and saddened to read…
Elder was a strong advocate for arts community
To the editor: I was so sorry to see that Jack Elder passed. He was such an amazingly kind person…
Sharing knowledge through ‘teas, tinctures and talismans’
Marisa Madge Cutlip recently celebrated her first year in business as Wildflower’s Botanical Menagerie. But in a way, she’s been…