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“In the end, the good guys won…” In something that at times appeared to be out of an old episode of …
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Late-night RTA bus funding in the works
Business community looks to raise the dollars Members of the Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte business community are rallying to build financial …
Read More »Crested Butte council wonders if word is getting out about sales tax increase
Staff looking at two different budgets The Crested Butte Town Council last summer agreed to put an issue before the voters …
Read More »Whatever just won’t fade away with Town Council. Public meeting planned
Letting the public talk about the philosophical elements…. Sometime in the first week of December, the Crested Butte Town Council plans …
Read More »Q-and-A over the proposed school district mill levy override ballot issue
It’s about maintaining good schools and local control Probably the biggest issue facing voters in both ends of the valley is …
Read More »County mulls over how to restructure Tourism Association
Report recommendation suggests replacement The future of the Gunnison Valley Tourism Association as currently structured is uncertain now that the Gunnison …
Read More »County candidates solidify their positions at feisty CB News forum
Sheriff’s race draws most attention The Crested Butte News Candidate’s Forum packed the house—in this case the Town Council chambers—on Friday, …
Read More »Crested Butte Council supports school district ballot issue
Sees school as an economic driver Representatives of the group actively supporting a mill levy override to increase property taxes for …
Read More »Council ready for Elk Avenue to be back to normal, no exceptions
The blue light pole will be repainted green…but could be red in the future In theory, the last of the blue …
Read More »“Whatever USA” contract change fires up Crested Butte town council
Huckstep and Owen blow up as councilman asks for mayor’s resignation The ramifications of Whatever USA just won’t end. Deciding how …
Read More »Court decision requires agencies to consider climate effects of coal mining
Arch Coal denied approval for expansion near West Elk Wilderness Developing new coal mines in the United States may have just …
Read More »County board approves three licenses for marijuana grow operations
A first for the county The Gunnison Board of County Commissioners approved three licenses for marijuana grow operations being planned …
Read More »Crested Butte transportation planning rolls down the road well traveled
Closing Elk not a priority The Crested Butte transportation planning process is moving ahead and it appears no major changes …
Read More »Beetles and SAD: Feds devising plan to avoid the worst of forest ailments
The forest will probably look really different here… The spruce beetle outbreak that set the stage for the devastating West Fork …
Read More »Search and Rescue efforts still being made to locate hiker missing since August
Helicopter in the air last week Backcountry hikers and hunters are being asked to keep an eye out for hiker Sherrie …
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