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David Anthony Roesener, 32, of Montrose is being held without bond at the Mesa County Jail for allegedly possessing and distributing child pornography.
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Mental illness “seems to be…the commonality in all these mass homicides,” says Governor John Hickenlooper at a press conference announcing his $18.5 million plan to expand state mental health servi...
BACK IN THE DAY – Capt. James Kennett skied the backcountry above Camp Hale in 1944 before being shipped off to Italy with rest of the 10th Mountain Division. His nephew, extreme skier and ski film talent Scott Kennett, stars in the new Warren Miller feature, 'Flow State', screening in Telluride this weekend. (Courtesy photo)
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Ridgway extremist Scott Kennett stars in the new Warren Miller movie, Flow State, screening this Sunday, Dec. 23, at the Sheridan Opera House.
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The Ouray Chamber Resort Association Board of Directors welcomed two new board members this week, Heather Clark and Michelle Haynes.
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Councilor Richard Kersen voted nay, objecting to the fact that the budget has $128,000 more in budgeted expenditures than projected revenues.
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At Telluride Town Council’s Tuesday meeting, there was a standing ovation for retiring Town Clerk MJ Schillaci.
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A decline in property values is having a big impact on Telluride’s Wilkinson Public Library.
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The Uncompahgre Field Office is seeking public comments on four alternatives for an interconnecting trail system on public lands managed by the BLM about two miles northeast of Ridgway.
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With a new community recreation center as the ultimate goal, the Montrose Recreation District last week announced its purchase of a bank-owned 26 acres with lottery funds.
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The future of Mountain Village’s Dial-A-Ride taxi service may be coming into focus, now that Mountain Village property owners have weighed in.
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A new study from the University of New Hampshire quantifies the economic damage done to the snowsports industry by a warming climate.
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After well over two hours of often antagonistic comments, and with no end in sight, council agreed to continue reviewing the matter at a special joint meeting at 10 a.m. this Friday, Dec. 14, wher...
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Wide Area Multilateration will allow air traffic controllers to track aircraft in mountainous areas that have previously been outside radar coverage.
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The declaration formalizes the amendment as part of the Colorado Constitution and makes legal the personal use, possession and limited home-growing of marijuana for adults.
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A decades-long legal battle over the town’s water supply appears to be over.
ART FOR SKIING - Tyler Jansen's work will be exhibited at Lustre Gallery during Artwalk on Thursday, Dec. 15. Proceeds from his watercolors go to the Art of Skiing program he has created to pay for season passes for kids who want to ski with the Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club. (Courtesy photo)
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TSSC freestyle Skier sells art to fundraise for those who can’t afford to ski.
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Do to a recent onset of public records requests, Montrose County now has a fee in place to cover the cost of staff time in retrieving those requests.
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The Delta-Montrose Electric Association the Board of Directors unanimously approved the cooperative’s 2013 budget.
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After working to refine the City of Ouray’s 2013 budget for the past two months, the Ouray City Council holds its final budget work session Thursday Dec. 6.
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Although the full extent of the San Juan winter to come remains a big question mark, there is little doubt that winter will be here eventually, bringing with it the region’s well-earned reputation ...
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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)