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Snowboarder caught in Mt. Baldy avalanche It’s on. Locals are returning from the mountains bragging of early-season face shots. Yeah, we’re …
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Heroes in our midst
“The odds of this happening are very, very small” More than three months have passed since 21-month-old Gore Otteson nearly drowned …
Read More »Mt. Emmons Moly Co. seeks exemption from watershed regs
“They have to follow the same rules as everyone else” The company hoping to conduct studies determining the feasibility of mining …
Read More »County commissioners split on plan for Creekside Subdivision
Proximity to Slate River at issue Ted Colvin’s Creekside subdivision, bordering the Slate River south of Crested Butte, squeaked out an …
Read More »What’s the big deal with Baxter Gulch?
Part one of a two-part series: The Past (Editor’s Note: We asked freelance journalist and 1% for Open Space executive …
Read More »Council moves forward with idea of municipal campground
Looking for a partner The Town Council wants to slowly move forward with building a new Crested Butte campground on the …
Read More »Curry, Korkowski, Wilson square off
House District 61 The candidates for House District 61, including (I) Kathleen Curry, (D) Roger Wilson, and (R) Luke Korkowski, answered …
Read More »Water and sewer fees to rise in Crested Butte
Less than a cup of coffee a day…for most Your Crested Butte water and sewer bill will increase next year. The …
Read More »Tight Crested Butte budget sees a lot more service grant requests
Public hearing in November It is government budget time and the Crested Butte Town Council is working on its $9.7 million …
Read More »Infamous Stromayer gets three years in state penitentiary
Plea deal gave inmate pass on crimes allegedly committed at jail in 2008 Dressed in a clean white suit, Joseph Stromayer …
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