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New direct, non-stops on 10 winter Saturdays Rounding out an already robust United Airlines schedule, Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) and …
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County Planning Commission takes Scarp Ridge site tour
“They are effectively doubling the livable square footage currently in Irwin” The Gunnison County Planning Commission and interested members of the public …
Read More »Fire restrictions lifted by Gunnison County, Forest Service and BLM
Drought conditions remain a worry…but camp fires okay As of the beginning of this week fire restrictions for Bureau of Land …
Read More »KBUT makes major effort to expand and protect signal
Power Up throughout the whole valley In an effort to solidify its place as a valuable community institution in the Gunnison …
Read More »More people, less water make for hard situation
“It is good to understand how other basins are approaching … supply and demand” A delegation of seven state legislators along …
Read More »RTA looks to secure summer air service
Asks community for letters of support The Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority (RTA) decided in its July meeting to apply for …
Read More »Briefs Mt. Crested Butte
Town’s wildlife ordinances proving effectiveTown manager Joe Fitzpatrick told the council Tuesday, July 2 there have been a few bears wandering …
Read More »North Pole Basin property deal closes
The Crested Butte Land Trust achieved a long-standing conservation goal on June 28 when it finalized the preservation of the North …
Read More »Coal mine expansion fast track denied in North Fork Valley
The threat is still there An immediate temporary restraining order (TRO) was not ultimately needed to take a plan to explore …
Read More »Briefs Crested Butte
Wanna be a local politician?The next Crested Butte town council election is coming up sooner than you might think. Petitions will …
Read More »GVAWL and Gunnison County plan animal shelter to serve area
GVAWL and Gunnison County to partner During a work session on Tuesday, July 9, the Gunnison County Board of Commissioners gave …
Read More »State liquor enforcers “sting” four out of five local establishments
Cigarette vendors pass the test… No one will argue it is busy out in the bars of Crested Butte. But apparently …
Read More »Summer rains bring welcome moisture to Crested Butte
“Things are rarely average” The summer monsoon cycle arrived in the valley last week, dropping rain in areas that hadn’t seen …
Read More »U.S. Fish and Wildlife ruling on Sage Grouse pushed back six months
USFWS director visits Gunnison Basin This week the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced it will be at least …
Read More »Tainted water in Redwell Basin affects local creeks
“Really nasty water” has been flowing into area creeks for decades For the last 40 years highly acidic, metal-laden water has …
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