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Highest funded pupil count in district’s history Gunnison Watershed school district administrators are finding some familiar challenges, along with some unexpected …
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Tanker accident and fire closes Hwy 50 west of Gunnison
Driver uninjured Highway 50 was closed between Gunnison and Montrose briefly Wednesday after a tanker truck carrying 6,000 gallons of gasoline …
Read More »HCCA lobbies Forest Service for water treatment plant protection
Big risk for water and wallets The High Country Citizens’ Alliance (HCCA) is expressing concern with the lack of official permitting …
Read More »Valley’s construction activity is expected to increase this summer
“I think the biggest increase is in the single family homes” It doesn’t look like it will be a banner summer …
Read More »Oil and gas collusion court case settled for $1 million
Companies maintain no wrongdoing occurred Back in 2005 Gunnison Energy Corporation and SG Interests Ltd. allegedly violated antitrust laws by illegally …
Read More »Winter air service set for 2013-2014 season
Houston secured; Fewer seats out of Dallas Next ski season’s winter air service for the valley seems to be predominately set. …
Read More »ReTREEt America in Ft. Collins Memorial Day Weekend
Local on national bike, tree-planting scene Longtime local, architect and former member of the famed Crested Butte Monkey Posse bike team …
Read More »Briefs Crested Butte
Finance chatTown finance director Lois Rozman presented the council with first-quarter budget figures at the May 6 meeting. Overall, things look …
Read More »County readies for summer construction, traffic
Preps Jack’s Cabin for detour use, works to open Kebler Jack’s Cabin Cut-off opened last week and almost as quickly Gunnison …
Read More »School board approves calendar for next two years, keeps kids in class
Changes made to address concern over long breaks The Gunnison Watershed school board approved the school calendar for the next two …
Read More »Scientists to examine best mosquito control methods
Gunnison County will fund two studies Gunnison County will fund two projects to monitor and research the impact of insecticide-based mosquito …
Read More »Crested Butte resident plants first industrial hemp crop in six decades
“I would bet that a lot of other farmers will be jumping on board” It was a big weekend for Crested …
Read More »RTA hopes to make final call on winter air at special meeting
Board looks for more information about year-round service The Gunnison County Rural Transportation Authority (RTA) met last week and, in a …
Read More »County makes plans to just say no to marijuana
Commissioners to opt out of 64 The Gunnison County Board of Commissioners is making plans to prohibit the commercial cultivation, processing …
Read More »Karl Fulmer, New Housing Authority Director making quick changes
“It was property management at arm’s length at best” Karl Fulmer, the new executive director of the Gunnison Valley Regional Housing …
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