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KEVIN KELL believes more needs to be done to promote economic development in San Miguel County. (Courtesy photo)
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A third District 3 candidate has entered the San Miguel County Commissioner race. Republican Kevin Kell will run against Green incumbent Art Goodtimes and Democrat Dan Chancellor.
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Should a regional transportation authority be approved by voters in the fall, a separate and legal taxing authority would be put in place to begin working on the region’s transportation issues.
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Phil Lesh & Friends, Gov’t Mule and the B-52s will headline this year’s Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
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Montrose County released “expert reports” on its water rights applications this week.
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MADE IT! – The South Pole Proof of Concept Traverse returned to McMurdo Station on January 14, 2006 after its 2,056-mile round trip. (Photo courtesy John Wright)
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Silverton mining consultant John Wright is publishing a book, Blazing Ice , about his team’s road building in Antarctica.
ON THE RIVERFRONT – Montrose resident Kenny Robinson fishes along a section of the Uncompahgre
River that recently became public. The one-acre parcel is part of a 35-acre piece that was acquired by the
City of Montrose and Delta Montrose Electric Association on Friday, April 20. (Photo by Joel Blocker)
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A one-mile stretch of the Uncompahgre River goes public.
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Fair organizers are adding the excitement of a demolition derby to an already action packed lineup of fun at this year’s San Miguel Basin Fair and Rodeo, coming July 20-28.
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Montrose County is awarded court costs from its July 2011 victory
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MAKIN’ MUCK – Local Jeepers got out on the Mudfest course for a trial run at the Ouray County Fairgrounds last weekend. Mud, rocks, hills and tire obstacles challenged the enthusiastic testers. Organizers say planning for the April 28 event is going great guns, with over $25,000 in cash and in-kind donations so far and sponsors lining up. The 4x4 Mud Run begins at 9 a.m. Saturday. (Photos by Samantha Wright and courtesy photos)
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Mud madness at the Ouray County Fairgrounds.
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A study indicates Montrose County’s pay scale doesn't match its competitors.
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Joe Ryan’s struggles with the USFS over permits for his San Juan Hut System are ongoing.
COMING BACK? – Naturita residents are campaigning to restore the historic Uranium Drive-In sign. (Photo by John Keller)
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During the uranium mining boom times, the Uranium Drive-In was the place to be. The Town of Naturita hopes to bring those memories to life by restoring historic sign.
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The Sheriff Department’s theory is that the perpetrators found the keys to the stolen vehicle inside the house on County Road 17 that they allegedly burgled on March 26.
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Fishing for Dollars!... 5th Annual Ridgway River Festival Call for Sponsors…Michelle Haynes Named Director of Region 10 Area Agency on Aging…Brent Robert Harris, Josephine Katlyn Bush, Jessica Mari...
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The communications officer for the Denver District Attorney’s Office issues a terse statement in the ongoing sex assault case involving Norwood students.
TRADITION ON HOLD – The annual Norwood horse races bring in about 300 people a day to the San Miguel County Fairgrounds, but financial restraints have forced the annual event to be put on hold. (File photo)
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“There is no blame, no shame. We'll just come back bigger and better next year,” says Tamara K. Dargavel, president of the San Juan Horse Racing Association, about the cancellation of this year’s N...
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The National Park Service has decided not to include a ban on guided climbing in its draft Wilderness and Backcountry Management Plan for Black Canyon.
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See Spot Run, at the soon-to-open Ouray Dog Park
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Montrose citizens get community insight during a weekly forum.
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RATS’ NEST – A rack of demo bikes at last year’s Ridgway Area Trails (RAT) Festival in Hartwell Park. This year’s 3rd annual will again feature trail building and skills clinics, along with a new Friday beer-and-shorts film night at the Sherbino Theater. (Courtesy photo)
VOLUNTEER Linda Granzow worked twine through spent round casings at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
WARRIOR WIND CHIMES – Welcome Home Montrose staff Emily Smith painted ceramic part of wind chimes at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
BACK HOME IN TELLURIDE – members of Telluride’s Volunteer Fire Department helped move the Galloping Goose No. 4 back to its home next to the San Miguel County Courthouse on May 16. The railbus spent the last four years in Ridgway while it was refurbished. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
ROBERT JUSTIS (Courtesy photo)
