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Lift too close to explosives cache The High Lift at Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) will be off limits a little …
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Testing to go ahead for reservoir on Allen land
Allen family to receive $40,000 Following a recent settlement agreement, the Mt. Crested Butte Water and Sanitation District will be able …
Read More »Deliveries of propane gas back on schedule throughout county
AmeriGas commits more resources to county A week after citizens complained to the Gunnison County commissioners that AmeriGas had left them …
Read More »Pair of avalanches impact Highway 135
Avalanche danger high Two avalanches were reported along State Highway 135 this week, as officials posted avalanche conditions as "high" for …
Read More »County commission race gets under way
Republicans Erich Ferchau and Doug Sparks challenge Democrats Ten months before the November election, two candidates have already announced their intentions …
Read More »BLM expands its land closure to protect big game
Affects 153,000 acres in Gunnison Basin With area deer, elk, bighorn sheep and pronghorn antelope herds still fighting to survive this …
Read More »State legislators considering mining reform bills
Could further regulate industry With the state of Colorado seeing increased hard rock mining and oil and gas development in recent …
Read More »Citizens tell county of propane gas outages
Lodge criticism against Amerigas For one 76-year-old Gunnison County resident and her 80-year-old husband, the cold temperatures last week were brutal—particularly …
Read More »Big elk likely died of natural causes
DOW still seeks information on black SUV The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) said this week that a large bull elk …
Read More »DOW and BLM join in closing off lands to spare area herds
Feeding program continues to provide relief for animals For the first time in the state’s history, the Colorado Division of Wildlife …
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