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County opts out of Cottonwood paving
Decreased revenue takes project off the table Cottonwood Pass will remain dirt a while longer. After submitting a project to the …
Read More »Late summer rains do little to fill reservoirs depleted by drought
Water managers prepare basin-wide water plan for future After 100-year floods swept across the Front Range and unseasonably late rains pounded …
Read More »West Maroon Pass scene of huge search and rescue operation
“It was gruesome out there on Friday…” Squeezing in the last hike of the year over West Maroon Pass between Crested …
Read More »Government shutdown has impact on the area
“We do not know how long this situation will last” For the first time in more than a decade the United …
Read More »Crested Butte Mountain Resort season ski pass prices to increase after Friday
Uphill will cost you, but have a waffle The last day to purchase a Crested Butte Mountain Resort adult season pass …
Read More »Briefs Gunnison County
Tourism Association collecting $$ for mini vacation guideThe Gunnison County Board of Commissioners, acting as the Board of the Gunnison County …
Read More »Taking a look at the reality of drug and alcohol use by kids
“Let’s get the real facts out there…” During the course of the local debate on how to regulate retail recreational marijuana …
Read More »Briefs Crested Butte
Paving paradise in the budget? Not yet….The Crested Butte Town Council is in the throes of working on next year’s budget. …
Read More »RTA votes to accept grant, but maybe not the money
Grant awardees to be announced September 30 The Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority (RTA) voted last week to accept, if it’s …
Read More »Toxic water flow in Redwell Basin stopped with tons of concrete
Artesian well no longer flows With 18,000 pounds of concrete pumped to between 7,000 and 12,000 feet below the ground, the …
Read More »Public passionate about proposed leash law in Mt. Crested Butte
Excrement issue still under consideration With serious questions about the efficacy of a new law requiring dog owners to leash their …
Read More »Gunnison County says no to legal pot…for now
Future may hold changes The Gunnison County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) passed an ordinance this week prohibiting the operation of marijuana …
Read More »Culture, community, resilience celebrated at Headwaters Conference
It’s been dubbed “Generica,” the pervasive sameness of a corporatized society, where one community is indistinguishable from another. In the wake …
Read More »Council split over initial funding of rental project
Council takes leap of faith… On a split 4-3 vote, the Crested Butte Town Council awarded $65,000 to the Gunnison Valley …
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