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Cigarette vendors pass the test… No one will argue it is busy out in the bars of Crested Butte. But apparently …
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Summer rains bring welcome moisture to Crested Butte
“Things are rarely average” The summer monsoon cycle arrived in the valley last week, dropping rain in areas that hadn’t seen …
Read More »U.S. Fish and Wildlife ruling on Sage Grouse pushed back six months
USFWS director visits Gunnison Basin This week the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced it will be at least …
Read More »Tainted water in Redwell Basin affects local creeks
“Really nasty water” has been flowing into area creeks for decades For the last 40 years highly acidic, metal-laden water has …
Read More »Briefs Mt. Crested Butte
Increase in demand leads to water restrictionsCouncilman Tom Steuer told the council at a meeting July 2 that there was an …
Read More »Cement Creek travel plan incites wide range of emotions
Groups work for better communication The sound of a two-stroke engine with throttle pinned echoes across the top of Reno Divide. …
Read More »Briefs Gunnison County
County to conduct road maintenance in Crested Butte SouthGunnison County will work with the Crested Butte South Metropolitan District to chip …
Read More »Briefs Crested Butte Council
Town watching the zipline and other Irwin proposalsThe town is keeping an eye on the Scarp Ridge master plan that has …
Read More »Mt. CB starting improvements to campground at Snodgrass
“It would give us a place to put either a permanent stage or a moveable stage” The town of Mt. Crested …
Read More »HCCA and other environmental groups file to stop coal mine expansion
Calls for NEPA review The High Country Citizens’ Alliance (HCCA) is one of three conservation groups that filed a lawsuit and …
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