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ACTIVE MILL – Energy Fuels will acquire the White Mesa uranium mill in Blanding, Utah, as part of its acquisition of Denison Mines Corps.’ Mining assets and operations in the U.S. The only conventional uranium mill operating in the U.S., it is permitted to process 2,000 tons of ore a day, producing eight million pounds of uranium each year. (Photo courtesy of Denison Mines Corp.)
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If the acquisition is ultimately completed, Energy Fuels Inc. officials believe the company will be the largest pure-play uranium producer in the U.S.
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The death has been classified as a homicide.
COW CREEK HERONRY – Great Blue Herons, the largest herons, and one of the largest wading birds, in North America, are thriving in the area of the Ridgway Reservoir. Here they have built up to two dozen nests in cottonwoods along Cow Creek. The chicks will be hatching soon. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
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Great Blue Herons are nesting now in a cottonwood colony along Cow Creek and Hwy 550 near the Ridgway Reservoir dam.
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Charles V. Moore, 77, of Egnar, was found dead on Monday, April 9, at his trailer home located on H1 road in rural San Miguel County. Sarah Anne Engel of Norwood died of natural causes at St. Mary’...
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Montrose may offer more incentives to local contractors in bidding processes.
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Montrose Wine Festival finds new venue for Grand Tasting; hopes to raise more money than ever, for kids.
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Norwood High School students were allegedly involved in an incident at the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament in February.
TAKING IRRIGATION TO THE NEXT LEVEL – From right, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, irrigation specialist Scott Boles, local farmer David Harold and Dan McClendon, Delta-Montrose Electric Association general manager, discussed drip irrigation during a visit to an Olathe field on April 3. Bennet joined locals from across the valley to discuss the efforts of the Uncompahgre Valley Soil Health Project, a farmer-led effort focused on agricultural sustainability in Delta and Montrose counties. (Photo by Joel Blocker)
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Sen. Michael Bennet visits Olathe farm to view progress of eco-friendly practices.
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The San Miguel County Commissioners have sent Gov. Hickenlooper a letter expressing concerns about the state’s hearing process for the licensing of the Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill.
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Expert speakers will discuss different aspects of rural broadband, improving bandwidth, and connectivity for Western Slope communities.
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Outdoor gear legend visits Montrose.
OLD DAM - The original Skyrocket diversion dam was replaced in 2010 with an engineered steel and concrete structure. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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An ongoing legal battle between property developers and the City of Ouray seeks to determine who should pay for environmental mitigation posed by the 80-year-old Skyrocket Creek diversion.
BENEATH THE LAKE – An aerial photograph from 1975 shows the Uncompahgre River Valley and old Hwy 550 looking south (upstream) from above the dam location, Log Hill Mesa on the right. Log Hill residents Jack and Barbara Rairden are writing a history of the ranches inundated when the reservoir was filled. Anyone with stories or photos is encouraged to contact the Rairdens at 249-0464; rairden@montrose.net. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation)
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A Log Hill couple is seeking help – stories, photos, documents – in telling the story of the ranches inundated by the Ridgway dam and reservoir.
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Proposed rate increases would be SMPA’s first since April 2009.
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Law enforcement authorities grapple with a crime spree in Ouray County.
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Searching through Ouray County’s commissioner minutes from the late 1800s wasn’t too exciting – until assistant San Miguel County attorney Becky King found what she was looking for.
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Montrose City Councilors approved staff recommendations on April 2 to reject outside proposals submitted for providing such services.
SUSTAINABLE SIGNAGE – Telluride Ski Patroller Jim Green installed a new wood sign near lift 5 last week (above). A dumpster-full of discarded trail signs that need to be replaced every five years or so. (Photos by Brett Schreckngost)
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Telluride ski patroller Jim Greene’s “green” signs will soon replace all fiberglass signs on the Telluride Ski Resort, setting a new paradigm for ski resort sustainability.
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House Bill 1258, now being considered by the Colorado Legislature, would deregulate the commercial sale of electricity for electric vehicles, opening the way for refueling stations across the state.
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BIG NEWS – Motion Picture Corporation of America CEO Brad Krevoy (at right), who is a producer of “When Calls the Heart,” and two of the show’s stars, Daniel Lissing and Erin Krakow (left and center), were among those who spoke at Tuesday’s press conference at the State Capitol. (Photo by Greg Clifton)
Law enforcement officials in San Miguel County are searching for the whereabouts of 33-year-old Matthew Busker, who was reported missing on Monday. (Courtesy photo_
ALL AMERICA CITY MANAGER – Montrose City Manager Bill Bell flourished the award Sunday evening in Denver. Montrose was awarded the title of All America City this weekend. (Photo courtesy Scott Shine)
TELLURIDE ACADEMY STAFF – Gathered for a pre-season photo just prior to the Monday, June 10, launch of its 33rd Summer Season. (Courtesy photo)
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER – Trish Greenwood, Ridgway Elementary School’s new principal (here with husband Jim Nowak), is returning to the school where she began teaching, in 1989. (Courtesy photo)
HEALTHY FAWN – Leave them alone, even if they seem to be abandoned. They more-than-likely are not. (Photo courtesy of David Hannigan, Parks and Wildlife)
HIGH TIMES – The Gold Belt Theatre was part of the “small empire” of vice developed by the brothers Vanoli in late Victorian Ouray. The Ouray County Historical Society Evenings of History presentation next Tuesday (June 18) will look at artifacts from the Vanoli Block, and what it all means. (Courtesy photo)
BEN WAYNE LILLARD, 1957 - 2013
DIXIE KEITHLY, April 3, 1931 – June 9, 2013