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The Montrose Board of County Commissioners has asked U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director Daniel Ashe for an 60-day extension of the public comment period.
COURT HEARING - Veteran Jeremiah Aguilar, Dutch's owner, broke down in tears in court on Thursday. (Photo by William Woody)
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The attorney for Jeremiah Aguilar, whose dog Dutch attacked a Montrose woman now facing more than $28,000 in medical bills, has appealed a court ruling that the dog must be euthanized.
GUN CONUNDRUM – Ouray County Sheriff Junior Mattivi pointed to two rifles with identical fire power, and wondered why only one of them would be banned as an assault rifle under proposed gun control measures. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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The sheriff’s department has been processing a surge of new applications for concealed handgun permits – up to two or three per day in the weeks following the Sandy Hook massacre.
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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.
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ROBERT JUSTIS (Courtesy photo)
‘SIT DOWN JOHN' – Cast members sing in the romping musical 1776 at Magic Circle Theatre. (Courtesy photo)
WANTING ANSWERS – Ouray hotelier and former city councilor Betty Wolfe expressed her concern about the recent police department resignations, and demanded answers, at last Monday’s Ouray City Council meeting as a crowd of about 30 community members watched. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
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)