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But the only functioning mill in the region is needed to deal with beetle epidemics.
RELAY FOR LIFE - Area children released balloons to kickoff the 11th annual Relay For Life of Montrose County event at the Montrose High School track in June 2011. There were 33 teams that participated in the event. (Photo by Joel Blocker)
Montrose County’s Relay For Life event is still in need of teams and support.
Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department firefighters responded to a wildland fire call early in the morning on Wednesday, May 16.
Thanks to detailed analytics, the campaign targets the likeliest visitors, online, where they live.
A downsized (for now) school board reviewed two potential resolutions on Tuesday and ultimately decided to renew Tom LaFramboise’s contract as K-12 principal.
Gardenclub Meets Thursdays at the Garden Store…Rockfall Work on Red Mountain Pass Stops Friday-Tuesday…
SERIOUS SCENARIO – Telluride Regional Airport firefighters (right) Josh Blakeman and (left) Justin Germann carried Rayn Mason from mock plane crash wreckage on Wednesday evening as part of a multi-agency mass casualty exercise held on the airport runway. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost )
At the scene of an emergency-rescue exercise, on the Telluride Airport tarmac.
With over two-decades experience as a snowcat operator at the Telluride Ski Area, local groomer is recognized with trade association award.
TRAVEL INTO HISTORY – Historic view of the Bear Creek Trail and vicinity near Ouray. (Photo, circa late 19th century, courtesy of the Colorado State Historical Society)
Calling themselves the Public Access Group of Ouray County, the group has recently completed work on a draft map that delineates historical roads and trails in Ouray County that are considered to b...
According to San Miguel County Coroner Emil Sante, both the manner and cause of death are pending.
The New Community Coalition has an updated mission, work plan and a new name.
A genre noir-detective caper celebrating the town of Telluride takes a Bronze.
Ridgway finished fourth in Colorado in among applicants for Creative District status. Now its artists have to figure out what that means.
Through the City of Montrose’s Tourism/Promotion Fund, the approved project would offer $20,000 a year for the next two years with an option to continue for up to five years, totaling a maximum of ...
FACE DOWN GETS THUMBS UP – Chris Fish (left) and Tommy Thacher belly up to the bar at Telluride Brewing Company to show off their World Beer Cup plaque. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
The World Beer Cup recognizes Face Down Brown as the very best American-style Brown Ale.
Ridgway’s May town council meeting considered further regulations on medical marijuana before the state’s moratorium ends July 1.
HOUSE HEARING – (Left to right in foreground) Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT), Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), and Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) held a joint oversight hearing in Montrose on Monday to hear testimony on the state’s bark beetle infestation and timber management practices. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
Third District Rep. Scott Tipton joined two other Republican congressman in holding a field hearing on forest management practices in Montrose this week.
The body of 54-year-old Jonathon Keith Kelly, a Grand Junction resident, was found yesterday in western San Miguel County.
DONE DEAL – U.S. Forest Service Lands Forester Jim Dunn and Ouray Mayor Bob Risch shake hands on a $277,000 deal that makes the City of Ouray the owner of 24 acres of USFS land in the Ouray Ice Park. (Photo courtesy of Ouray City Administrator Patrick Rondinelli)
The City of Ouray is now the proud owner of 24 acres of former U.S. Forest Service land in the heart of the Ouray Ice Park. The deal, which has been 14 years in the making, gives the city greater c...

COLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL BOUND – Telluride High School volleyball teammembers gathered with Emily Langley (front right) and Coach Fawnda Rogers (left), while Langley signed her NCAA National Letter of intent to play Collegiate Volleyball at Adams State College, Alamosa. She joins fellow volleyball star and once rival, Norwood High School’s Lindsy Stindt, who has signed to the same team. (Courtesy photo)
Teaming Up: Norwood’s Lindsey Stindt and Telluride’s Emily Langley both head to Adams State, where they’ll continue their stellar volleyball careers – on the same team.
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DISCUS THROWER Lance Brooks competed in the 2012 London Olympics. (Photo by Steve DeAutremont)

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS – Ridgway High School students (left to right) Jack Middleton, Abel Lannan and Tashi Hackett presented the results of their research on possible sister cities to Ridgway Town Council last week. Mountain towns in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Dominican Republic made the cut. Next step: contact. (Photo by Peter Shelton)

MAIN STREET GELATO – A+Y Design Gallery owners Adam and Yesenia Duncan offered up gelato samples from behind their Italian-imported gelato case Monday morning. Along with unique furniture and fine art, the two offer 22 flavors of locally-made gelato. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)

BUILDING OPTIMISM – Tom How (left) and Daniel Key of Sjoden Wood Designs worked on a new home in the Cobble Creek Golf Community Tuesday morning. The spec home is being built under the direction of contractor Bert Welz, who said he’s optimistic for the region’s construction trade. (Photo by William Woody)

GROWTH INVESTMENT – Students took advantage of a "living classroom" at the Telluride School's new Grow Dome this spring. The Dome, which will be open to the public for tours Wednesday, May 22, was funded in part by a Telluride Medical Center's Physical Education Program (PEP) grant. (Courtesy photos)

HEADED TO PLAYOFFS - Montrose High Shoo0l's Jake Kastendieck fielded a ground ball last Saturday during the team’s 10-0 victory over Woodland Park. The Indians advance to the state 4A quarterfinals this Friday at Cherokee Trail High School against Valor Christian. (Photo by William Woody)

PINHEADS, PIXELLATED – The Pinhead Institute holds its annual fundraiser, entitled Minecraft Mania,at the Sheridan Opera House this Sunday, May 19. (Courtesy photo)

TELLURIDE IN 1910 – A hypothetical model of the main street facades, made up of buildings throughout the region, the television producers are proposing to build for the production of "When Calls the Heart." (Courtesy image)
