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Western spiking. Testing getting clogged up [ By Mark Reaman ] The number of positive coronavirus cases continues to climb in …
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Budget looking pretty good for Crested Butte in upcoming year
Surprise sales tax revenues help with financial confidence [ By Mark Reaman ] Crested Butte’s 2021 budget projections are looking better …
Read More »Helicopter used to retrieve body from Black Canyon
On Friday, October 30, a body was recovered from the Pulpit Rock area in the Black Canyon. Led by Rick Fellabaum, …
Read More »Court rules mine construction to halt
Mountain Coal expansion in Sunset Roadless area stalled [ By Katherine Nettles ] Conservation groups that have challenged a mine expansion …
Read More »Update on Kebler and Cottonwood
Weather the prime indicator [ By Mark Reaman ] This is the time of year when everyone wonders when the two …
Read More »GVH holding strong despite the pandemic
Fully operational, financially stable and adapting to changes [ By Katherine Nettles ] Gunnison Valley Hospital has weathered the coronavirus pandemic …
Read More »Mountain lion sightings spur CPW action
Calling in the tracker because we live in lion country [ By Mark Reaman ] Following yet another mountain lion encounter …
Read More »County walking fine line of coronavirus positives
Western spiking. Testing getting clogged up. By Mark Reaman The number of positive coronavirus cases continues to climb in Gunnison County, …
Read More »Houck and Smith elected to BOCC
Huge voter turnout By Mark Reaman In what appeared to be a pretty consistent straight party line vote, Democrats carried the …
Read More »Houck and Smith take commanding lead in early county voting results
By Mark Reaman Gunnison County has posted its initial vote count (82%) and in the race for county commissioner both Jonathan …
Read More »County election handling major early turnout
Accounting for every ballot [ By Mark Reaman ] The 2020 election ballots keep rolling in to the Gunnison County clerk’s …
Read More »Local BLM committee moving toward more independence
Setting up a new structure [ By Mark Reaman ] The recently formed Black Lives Matter committee in Crested Butte will …
Read More »Paradise Park neighbors voice concerns with increasing impacts
“The solution? Don’t do it” [ by Mark Reaman ] Residents of Crested Butte’s Paradise Park subdivision made it clear at …
Read More »CBMR begins snowmaking in preparation for winter season
New uphill access protocols in place [ By Kendra Walker ] The recent wintry weather wasn’t the only snow coming down …
Read More »Locals experience mountain lion scares
Make yourself look big [ by Mark Reaman ] What seems to be an unusual number of mountain lion encounters in …
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