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Life-threatening burns By Kristy Acuff An unlikely and unfortunate accident occurred Friday, June 22, just after noon when an unoccupied van …
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Crested Butte Community School expansion plans
Green space to stay. Regulation-sized soccer field could be in the works By Cayla Vidmar The local school district is tackling a …
Read More »Chainless accident results in flight to GJ for local woman
The accident occurred where you think it did By Mark Reaman For one participant in last week’s Crested Butte Bike Week’s …
Read More »On the verge of CB’s plastic bag ban
Boomerang bags and borrowing reusable bags around town By Cayla Vidmar In August 2016, local non-profit Sustainable Crested Butte succeeded in persuading …
Read More »CB’s affordable housing success story
Anthracite Place coming up on two successful years By Cayla Vidmar In August 2016, the first tenants at Anthracite Place, located …
Read More »Guerilla Composting: One bucket of soil at a time
More than 34,000 pounds of food scraps composted in ten months By Kristy Acuff What if you could reduce the amount …
Read More »County commissioners change septic system regulations
“The idea is to catch those failing systems and protect the health of citizens” by Kristy Acuff The Gunnison Board of …
Read More »Local voter turnout is high in primary election
Polly Oberosler takes GCEA board seat By Mark Reaman Gunnison County had one of its heaviest turnouts for a primary election …
Read More »North Village campground is open
Mt. CB camping to reduce backcountry pressure By Cayla Vidmar In 2017 the town of Mt. CB opened the 26-site North Village …
Read More »Of pancakes, parades and pride in paradise
By Dawn Belloise Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history …
Read More »Brush Creek “timeout” spurs talk and confusion
“Whatever the stakeholders want to bring into the process they are encouraged to do so.” By Alissa Johnson The clock is …
Read More »County works to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions
Goal: Reduce energy by 10 percent annually and greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent vs 2005 levels By Kristy Acuff In an era …
Read More »Flooding in Mt. CB condos displaces locals
Fire suppression system the cause, again By Cayla Vidmar The 44-unit Timbers Condominium complex in Mt. Crested Butte flooded early on …
Read More »Car accident on Hwy 135 near CB South
Minor injuries only By Cayla Vidmar Colorado State Patrol responded to a two-car accident on Highway 135 at the Crested Butte …
Read More »Mt. CB reviews Brush Creek
Other parcel options and other proposals discussed By Cayla Vidmar On Tuesday night, the Mt. Crested Butte town council held a …
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