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Former Telluride Resident Wiley Wood Dies in Alabama
by Watch Staff
Mar 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Funeral services are planned for Monday, March 26.
Ouray Student Wins First Place in World Down Syndrome Day Essay Contest
by Samantha Wright
Mar 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
“How is my life just like yours?” A Ouray student with Down syndrome counts the ways, in his prize-winning essay.
Rubbing Elbows in the Halls of Congress
by Peter Shelton
Mar 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Ouray County Commissioners Heidi Albritton and Lynn Padgett came away from the NACo Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., having listened, and been heard.
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JANELLE SMILEY topped the podium at the recent ISMF North American Ski Mountaineering Championships in Crested Butte on Jan. 28-29. Fellow La Sportiva-sponsored athlete Sari Anderson took second, and Stevie Kremer took third in the women’s division. (Courtesy photo)
Janelle Smiley Keeps Racking Up Victories
by Samantha Wright
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
“Butte Mutants” Janelle Smiley and friends took the Mt. Sneffels Half Loop by storm earlier this month. Now, Smiley’s got her sights set on a second trip to Claut, Italy for the biennial World Cham...
RIDGWAY BRIEFS
Loghill Lungbuster Added to Summer Calendar
by Peter Shelton
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Ridgway’s town council heard about a new bicycle race, another new event called the Mudfest, and a request from the Ridgway Farmer’s Market to move into the shade of Hartwell Park.
Mountain Village Considers Open Container Ordinance for Core
by Martinique Davis
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
An ordinance to create an Entertainment District with Common Consumption area for alcoholic beverages will be at April Mountain Village Town Council meeting.
State Outraged Over NRC Finding on Uranium Mill Licensing Process
by Gus Jarvis
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
After the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a finding last week, the Colorado agency in charge of approving uranium mill licensing responded by saying claims are unwarranted, calling them a...
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ENERGY FUTURE - DMEA employees stand at the top of one of the two sites of the cooperative's hydro power project on the South Canal east of Montrose. The powerhouse for the system will be located at the bottom of the drop, on the right hand side of the canal road. (Photo courtesy of Tom Polikalas)
South Canal Hydroelectric Project Gets Green Light
by Kati O'Hare
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
One of the country’s largest hydroelectric projects gets rolling in Montrose County.
OURAY BRIEFS
Council Pledges $5,000 to Support New Concert Series
by Samantha Wright
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Ouray’s inaugural Mountain Air Music Series gains key funding.
Telluride Squirts Hockey Team Takes State Championships
by Martinique Davis
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Considered the underdog by their bigger, Front Range rivals, Telluride pulled out all the stops at the Pepsi Center rink to take home the 2012 State Championship banner.
County Considers LUC Amendment Defining Short-Term Rentals
by Gus Jarvis
Mar 22, 2012 | 7 7 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
There are questions as to whether or not the San Miguel County Land Use Code prohibits short-term rentals of single-family dwellings.
FONSI Scheme in the North Fork
by Peter Shelton
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The recent release of the BLM’s Draft Environmental Analysis and Finding of No Significant Impact angered oil and gas lease opponents in the North Fork Valley.
Serra to Finish One-Year Prison Term
by Watch Staff
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Former Seventh Judicial District Attorney Mryl Serra, accused of sexually harassing women in his office and convicted in August of violating a restraining order against one of his three on-the-reco...
Four Republican Candidates Come Out of Montrose County Assembly
by Kati O'Hare
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Montrose County will hold a Republican primary for the Commissioner race.
2012-13 Fishing Licenses on Sale Now
by Watch Staff
Mar 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Anglers Urged to Help Protect Fisheries From Invasive Species
San Juan Mountains Wilderness Bill Advances to ENR Committee
by Samantha Wright
Mar 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Senator Udall testifies this week about his bill to preserve some of southwestern Colorado's most iconic public lands in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado to fellow members of the Sen...
Building a Prosperous Ouray Community
by Watch Staff
Mar 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Ouraynians of all stripes are invited to provide direction to the economic development activities of their community at an upcoming Business Round Table meeting on March 21.
State Doles Out Grant Funding to Region’s Airports
by Gus Jarvis
Mar 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Hickenlooper: ‘By leveraging these grants with local and federal funds, these critical airport improvements will create jobs and help ensure that Colorado’s transportation system can meet the grow...

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