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DOOMED? – The Telluride Open Space Commission is considering euthanization for the prarie dog population burgeoning beyond the boundaries of the rodents' protected 23-acre colony on the Valley Floor. (File photo)
If you are interested in fate of the Valley Floor prairie dogs, the January 11 Telluride Town Council meeting at Rebekah Hall is not to be missed.
Ouray’s County Commissioners tackled some weighty issues in their first meeting of the New Year.
The Board of County Commissioners of Ouray County have recently received letters regarding the construction of the Verizon Tower located on Tower Road amongst the other three towers and two water t...
FOR SALE - Properties entering the foreclosure process in Montrose County last year were 20 percent likelier to be sold at foreclosure than those entering a year before. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Breaking from the pack, Ouray County saw fewer foreclosure filings in 2010 than during the previous year.
Chef Theo Otto is bringing wine country cooking to Colorado's wine country.

MILL SITE – Despite the slowdown in the national economy, George Glasier of Energy Fuels Inc. said he is going ahead with plans to build a uranium mill in the Paradox Valley. (File photo)
In a long-anticipated decision, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has given a green light to the nation’s first conventional uranium mill in nearly three decades.
AFGHAN BOUND — Members of the National Guard’s 928th medical unit received a rousing parade and sendoff in Montrose on Monday. The troops had another sendoff ceremony at Ft. Collins on Tuesday before traveling to Washington State, where they’ll undergo more training before shipping out for a tour in Afghanistan. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
National Guard ‘M.A.S.H.’ unit leaves Colorado for more training before shipping out
More than 60 businesses are expected at the Montrose Pavilion for the 12th annual Uncompahgre Valley Business Expo on Jan. 14.
Telluride and Norwood enjoyed a year in the sports spotlight in 2010, thanks to luminary athletes and record-smashing high school teams.
Perhaps the most significant arts story for 2010 is the successful campaign to purchase the historic Wright Opera House in Ouray and preserve it as a small performance space and a home for the Cent...
What a year – from joy for the January winners of a raffled-off Habitat for Humanity home to sorrow for regulars at Baked in Telluride, destroyed in an early-morning fire in February, with births a...
Victim says shooting wasn’t a suicide attempt.
In Mountain Village and Telluride, 2010 brought a host of new businesses.
Losing the war on weeds, Ridgway gets serious about a Weed Management Plan.
A fundraiser for the Red Mountain Pass Area Chapter of the Colorado Mountain Club.

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Former Ouray High School student Brianna White Gomez dies in auto accident in Texas.
Ouray County’s 4-H Club hopes to re-energize with fundraiser dinner on New Year’s Eve.
While the backcountry access gates into Bear Creek are now closed, it seems the battle has only just begun.

PIÑON RIDGE – A small crowd gathered to tour the site of a proposed uranium mill in the west end of Montrose County last spring. (File photo)
For the second year in a row, the proposed Piñon Ridge uranium mill makes it into the top five stories of the year.
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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)
