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“No one will leave happy…” With a unanimous vote, the Gunnison County Commissioners adopted upgraded regulations to the current rules governing …
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New Bridge for Kebler Trail The Gunnison County Commissioners have thrown their support behind a new bridge planned for the Kebler …
Read More »Council supports reauthorization of county open space fund renewal
A successful program The Crested Butte Town Council is on board with the reauthorization of the Gunnison County Land Preservation Fund …
Read More »Briefs Crested Butte Council
Sales tax boomed in June Crested Butte sales tax took a huge jump in June. It was up a whopping 10 …
Read More »Water board considering cloud seeding renewal for this winter
Not a “silver bullet” but does increase snowfall Utah-based North American Weather Consultants is seeking authorization to continue high-altitude winter weather …
Read More »Council considers change to “archaic” rules related to hot air ballooning
“A balance needs to be maintained in order to assure the future of ballooning in the Crested Butte area” Mt. Crested …
Read More »CBMR putting final touches on master plan for future
Open house draws decent crowd More than 100 people attended an open house at Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) last week …
Read More »EPA working on mitigating water contamination from Standard Mine
“The water coming out of there is pretty nasty…” Those who have wandered by the old Standard Mine on a hike …
Read More »Valley pulls off another successful Pro Challenge
Better than last year? The weather was perfect, the crowd was big and the reviews were good for year two of …
Read More »CB town council debates merits of giving to air program
Using town fund balance to keep RTA fund balance healthy At least one Crested Butte councilperson voiced concern about allocating town …
Read More »Fire burning west of Gunnison
Cooler weather and terrain keeping it contained A fire burning about 17 miles west of Gunnison is causing smoke to drift …
Read More »Crested Butte resident killed in Hwy 50 car crash
Two injured in crash A traffic accident on Highway 50 just west of McCabe’s Lane left one Crested Butte resident injured …
Read More »Livestock mutilations hit county ranches
“I haven’t seen anything like this before” The Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a string of livestock mutilations on Gunnison …
Read More »New RE1J math curricula boost district test scores
Students exceed state averages Crested Butte Community School principal Stephanie Niemi and Director of Special Services Marta Smith, who both serve …
Read More »Air program gets public boost
Do they need to discuss the demand problem? A new precedent has been set for air service into the Gunnison Valley: …
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