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CLEAN SWEEP – Nugget Theater Manager Luci Reeve swept the popcorn from the aisles one last time Wednesday morning. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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But the Telluride Film Festival announces they will name a new operator and the show will go on.
FRESH SNOW blanketed the tailings pile in the upper Ilium Valley Wednesday morning. Voluntary remediation work completed by PacifiCorp has not worked to keep heavy metals out of the San Miguel River drainage. A new settlement will obligate the company to investigate and take corrective actions. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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A settlement was reached obligating PacifiCorp to investigate and take further remediation actions regarding the Silver Bell Tailings near the Ophir turn on U.S. Hwy. 145.
RESPONSE CONCERNS – Montrose resident Carl Rite spoke directly to Montrose Police Sgt. Chris Worthington about spent tactical munitions, pictured on the table, found days after Sunday’s standoff, Tuesday evening at the Montrose City Council Chambers. (Photo by William Woody)
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Resident Carl Rite used the public comment period to hammer councilors and Montrose police about the high number of officers who responded to a tense standoff along South Townsend Ave. on Sunday.
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The restrictions come on the heels of reports from the Colorado Water Availability Task Force that southwestern Colorado may experience drought conditions this spring and summer.
STANDOFF – Members of the Montrose Police Department SWAT and Special Response Unit fired tear gas into the auto repair building at 310 S Townsend Ave. in Montrose Sunday evening during a standoff with an unknown person inside. Townsend Avenue and a number of other joining city streets were blocked off and members of the public were kept away for their safety. (Photo by William Woody/watchnewspapers.com)
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The man taken into custody Sunday night following a five-hour standoff with police is recovering from self-inflicted wounds from a box cutter and/or razor blades.
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Visual impacts final vote; ‘No ice climbing’ sign comes down; county website hosting – all discussed by BOCC this week.
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Forum to address mounting bark-beetle damage in southwest Colorado.
TIGHT QUARTERS – A conference room used in adult and child grieving programs at the Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado Montrose office located at 645 S. Fifth Street in Montrose. A new building in Montrose will more than triple Hospice's space. (Photo by William Woody)
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Hospice care is on the upswing in western Colorado, and a new facility, set for construction this fall, will more than triple the current Hospice’s space, and serve as a hub for training, counselin...
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Meadows affordable housing development taken off agenda for Mountain Village DRB, postponed for later date; Eastern Partners will renotice all MV Meadows residents, providing more detailed informat...
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Last week, District Judge Mary Deganhart upheld the airport's 6 a.m. and 9 p.m operating hours, effectively ending a long and contentious legal dispute.
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The suit alleges that the new owners of the struggling development have stopped maintaining the golf course and clubhouse.
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The study could help answer the question about where a new medical center might be built, what it would contain, and how it would be funded.
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‘No Barriers’ Ams to Get Veterans Outdoors...City Rolls Out New Plans for Annual Spring Cleanup...Jury Trial Set for Appeal for Dutch
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With the threat of the Gunnison sage grouse being listed as endangered and more than 1.7 million acres of land being designated as critical habitat becoming a reality, 11 county governments are ple...
READY FOR A FIGHT Montrose County School Board members Tom West, left, and Phoebe Benziger listen to superintendent Mark MacHale Tuesday evening about the upcoming campaign to upgrade and modernize Montrose schools. (Photo by William Woody)
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The district is looking to generate $3.28 million this November, from either a voter-supported mill levy or a sales tax increase, in an effort to decrease class size and improve school security and...
THE ELEVATED TERRACE where Rocky Mountain Aggregate and Construction is proposing to build and operate a gravel pit on nearly 250 acres of land. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)
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Rocky Mountain Aggregate and Construction, LLC proposes to build and operate the Uncompahgre Gravel Pit on 247.76 acres of land atop a dry terrace surrounded by irrigated agricultural lands that wo...
DETERMINED to get to the top, Colombian climber Andres Marin, who winters in Ouray, tackled the difficult competition route at last year's Ouray Ice Festival. Marin was one of only two climbers to reach the top, and came in second place overall. He competed again this year. (File photo)
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The last day of climbing in the Ouray Ice Park is Sunday, March 31, but terrain downstream of the Upper Bridge is already closed due to deteriorating conditions.
BILLY ‘SENIOR’ MAHONEY AND TWYLLA MAHONEY, IN 2011. (File photo)
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Telluride legend Billy ‘Senior’ Mahoney to share stories of Telluride’s history at Ski Resort’s 40th anniversary event.
MONTROSE COUNTY SHERIFF RICK DUNLAP stood at a roadblock on Colorado Highway 92 south of Crawford on Monday March 25, after a one of his deputies had been shot. SWAT teams from Montrose, Delta and Mesa counties found a deceased man in his mid 50's in the house where the deputy was shot. (Photo by Dean Humphrey, courtesy The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)
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Montrose County Deputy Corey Larsen, shot twice while responding to a domestic violence call in Crawford is “in stable condition.”
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Representatives from a so-called “gang of 20” Colorado school districts including Ouray, Ridgway, Norwood and Telluride traveled en masse to Denver Tuesday to testify about how a new plan for fund...
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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)