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An executive order issued last week paves the way for the CDPHE to make a formal decision on the proposed Piñon Ridge uranium Mill radioactive materials license in April.
AN ARTIST’S RENDERING of the 6,300 square-foot Hospice and Palliative Care Montrose office to be built at 735 S. Fourth Street in Montrose. (Courtesy Hospice and Palliative Care)
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In the current Hospice offices, at 645 S. Fifth Street, employees and volunteers have gotten used to sharing desks and office space, and are even keeping some workstations together with duct tape.
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Ridgway’s municipal election, slated for April, has been cancelled, because only four applications were received for four open council seats.
NEEDS WORK – Montrose School District RE-1J Board President Dr. Kjersten Davis (left to right), Community School Improvement Team member Melanie Hall and resident Jim Branscome spoke at Tuesday’s meeting called to address long-overdue improvements needed throughout the district. (Photo by William Woody)
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Improving student achievement, now trending downward in relation to both state and neighboring districts, was the number one priority, in the long-awaited Montrose Community School Improvement Team...
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Critics of the EAGLE-Net Alliance complain that the consortium is laying in fiber in areas where it already exists and thus directly competing with “small mom and pop” carriers.
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The Town of Telluride is over halfway toward meeting its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from town government facilities and operations 20 percent from 2005 levels by the year 2020, as pr...
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Grand Mesa Growers is poised to expand its medical marijuana grow facility south of Ridgway to accommodate what it predicts will be a huge surge in recreational demand.
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The summit is expected to bring more than 500 people to town, and will combine hands-on clinics, product demonstrations, outdoor excursions, films, art, music, leadership exercises and symposia.
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‘Going Green’ is the theme of this week’s First Friday Stroll in downtown Montrose.
COLD WORDS – Ouray County Road and Bridge Superintendent Chris Miller recently erected this sign along the Camp Bird Road, angering local guides and ice climbers. (Courtesy photo)
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Ice climbers and local guides were shocked and angered last weekend when they came across a sign that appeared to ban them from accessing a favorite backcountry climbing area alongside the Camp Bir...
REAL ESTATE PERSPECTIVE – At Tuesday’s hearing Broker Donna Whiskeman warned of the unintended consequences that she said would be a reality if new visual impact regulations are passed in Ouray County. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)
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Perhaps the most divisive amendment to Section 9 is the expansion of visual impact corridors to include more than 40 roads throughout the county.
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Dutch's fate now lies within the Montrose County District Attorney's Office.
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The lineup includes Mumford and Sons, String Cheese Incident, Dispatch and the Masters of Bluegrass featuring Del McCoury, Bobby Osborne, J.D. Crowe, Bobby Hicks and Jerry McCoury.
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After six months of hard work, RCD is ready to present itself, its vision, its logo, its strategic plan, to any and all Ridgwayites interested in creativity, economic development, and the town’s st...
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With the goal of discouraging another bruin invasion, the Telluride Town Council agreed on Tuesday, Feb. 19 to increase fines for residents who fail to follow the town’s trash ordinance.
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The Telluride Regional Airport is slated to receive $69,457 from Colorado’s Aviation Discretionary Grant program; the Montrose Regional Airport will receive $318,567.
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ROCC to take over parking lot sale...DEVO is now RAMS...Council urged to weigh in on Section 9.
KEY CITIZEN AWARD – Founder of Welcome Home Montrose Melaine Kline was hugged by Montrose City Councilor Kathy Ellis during a special presentation Tuesday evening. Kline was presented with a Key Citizen Award from the council for her work helping veterans returning to civilian life. "Her vision was to promote a, "no barriers," atmosphere in Montrose that would facility rehabilitation and purposeful transition into civilian life for our brave soldiers who sacrificed so much. Melanie pursued her vision with incredible tenacity and worked tirelessly to bring her dream a reality," said Frank Anderson, who serves with Kline. Kline was greeted by a standing ovation from the audience. (Photo by William Woody)
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New signage ordinance approved...To promote ag-business, city leases Salvation Army building to DDA...Stephen Alcorn will be the next Montrose city attorney.
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Youth sports club closer to having year-round training facility thanks to a grant to TSSC from the Telluride Foundation.
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Activists in the North Fork Valley have won what could be a precedent-setting court case overturning the BLM’s practice of secret oil and gas parcel nominations.
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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)