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The DOE’s preferred alternative in the PEIS would continue mining exploration, mine development and reclamation at all 31 sites in Mesa, Montrose and San Miguel counties for the next 10 years.
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Ridgway’s March Town Council meeting heard about motel signs, smart meter fees, recreational marijuana licenses, and, in the wake of tragedy, designated a day for murdered 2-year-old Axel Charrette.
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The Telluride Apartments redevelopment has been scaled back (again), but residents worry it’s too big.
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A lawsuit over three environmentally troubled mining properties in Idaho may send a large chunk of the money Uncle Sam’s coffers.
DUTCH’S OWNER, Jeremiah Aguilar, will appear before Judge Julie Huffmann on Friday, March 22. (File photo)
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The owner of Dutch, the 107-pound American Allaunt canine sentenced to death following an attack of a Montrose woman last year, will appear in Montrose County Court Friday morning to begin his appe...
MADAME MAYOR – Montrose City Councilor Judy Ann Files, sitting next to new City Attorney Stephen Alcorn, was named the new mayor of Montrose at Tuesday night’s council meeting. (Photo by William Woody)
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Files will be sworn in at the council's April 2 meeting along with Councilor Carol McDermott, who was named the new mayor pro tem.
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Momentum continues to build in Washington for bipartisan legislative reforms that would help streamline the federal licensing requirements for small hydroelectric projects across the U.S.
HAPPY HARVEST – Tomatoes in a community greenhouse in Sotang thrived from the careful application of urine fertilizer through a drip irrigation system. (dZi Foundation photo)
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In Sotang, Nepal, the dZi Foundation has helped build almost 2,000 toilets for local villagers who were given the option of using a regular squat toilet pan or a dual-hole ecosan pan, allowing for ...
BATTLE CRY – Ouray 4th grader Brennain Degenhardt appeared at Monday’s Ouray City Council meeting with fellow Gifted and Talented students and GT Coordinator Taylor Chase to request that council waive the Community Center rental fee for an upcoming Battle of the Books event. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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“The Ouray Trail Group will dedicate the Memorial to past, present and future hikers of the San Juan Mountains, encouraging further safe and enjoyable adventures here in the Ouray area.”
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The city's sales and use tax revenues in 2012 came in 7.9 percent over budget.
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Approximately 2,500-5,000 acres of burns to assist in managing fuel (vegetation) buildup and accomplishing wildlife habitat improvement projects are either “ready to go” or are being planned for.
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Telluride Ski Resort will keep lifts 4 and 5 open until 4:30 p.m. for the rest of the season; other lift operating hours will remain the same.
ESPRESSO PERFECTO – Barista and new owner of Cimarron Books and Coffee House Eric Palumbo has taken over the Ridgway institution from founder (and Ridgway institution) Priscilla Peters, who has “passed the torch” after 21 years. (Photo by Peter Shelton)
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New Cimarron Books and Coffee House owner/barista Eric Palumbo has a nose for coffee and a preference for apolitical argument.
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Perhaps the most striking statistic is that the median sale price of single-family homes within the City of Montrose is stabilizing.
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It appears likely that Telluride’s electorate will have to decide in November on the formation of a Regional Transit Authority, and the means by which to fund it.
'THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM' – 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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People wishing to access the backcountry beyond Senator Gulch frequently park their cars near the gate, blocking mine traffic and equipment.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT – Brian Scranton, a family friend of the Charrette family, hugged a little girl before the start of a Tuesday’s memorial for 2-year-old Axel Charrette, who was killed on Feb. 28 in Mexico. (Photo by William Woody)
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‘No energy gets created in the universe, and none is destroyed.’
DEEP ENOUGH – Gregory Hope went inverted in Revelation bowl on Sunday morning taking advantage of the fresh snow on the first day of daylight savings time, which allowed skiers an earlier lift up the hill to take advantage of powder and the bright the March sun. While snow conditions have improved, the state has only received 73 percent of average snowfall this year. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Despite recent snowstorms, the “snow bank” in the high country is low on water.
JOY RIDE – In the old days, miners would ride in ore buckets from the Mayflower Mill near Silverton to their work high above in Arastra Gulch. Now, if a local zip line developer has his way, the historic tram line infrastructure will be put to use for a new brand of adventure. (Photo courtesy of the San Juan County Historical Society)
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If all goes according to plan, thrill-seekers young and old will be flocking to Silverton this summer for a chance to fly along a totally unique, mile-long zip line course that blends history with ...
SAN MIGUEL VALLEY CORPORATION'S sketch PUD plan for its Mill Creek parcel. (Courtesy image)
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With Tuesday’s approval of the conceptual sketch plans, SMVC has satisfied the first two of five steps in the county’s land use process to develop the two parcels.
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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
TROUT LAKE is currently being drained in order for Xcel Energy, which owns the recreational area, to complete work on the output of the lake’s dam. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)