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“Size is almost hard to comprehend” The Gunnison County Planning Commission has approved the construction of a 21,762-square-foot single-family residence on …
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Public hearing scheduled to amend county regulations for oil and gas
Water body setbacks are focus of final change The Gunnison Board of County Commissioners finally moved forward in the process of …
Read More »Bears making their summer presence known
Bruin killed in CB South. “No one wants to see them destroyed…” We have hit the midsummer mark in the valley …
Read More »Fire situation not as extreme but stage 2 restrictions still in place
Safety officials all want to be on the same page… UPDATE:The Gunnison Basin Wildfire Council decided on Thursday, July 12 …
Read More »Year-to-date losses at the hospital top $1 million
“Talking about institutional survival” The financial picture at Gunnison Valley Hospital still looks grim. Operating losses year-to-date total about $1.2 million …
Read More »Mt. Crested Butte Performing Arts Center almost half way there
“Founder’s Phase” of fundraising could wrap up next summer The Mt. Crested Butte Performing Arts Center (MCBPAC), which is shaping up …
Read More »Cliggett ready to take seat at GCEA board
Against raising rates… Crested Butte’s Chuck Cliggett was elected to the Gunnison County Electric Association board of directors last week, defeating …
Read More »Crested Butte Land Trust marks milestone for reclamation of Peanut Mine
A reclamation strategy that spanned more than a decade culminated in the responsibility and control for the Peanut Mine parcel being …
Read More »Valley’s Land Preservation Fund will be up for reauthorization this fall
Approval will not create new taxes Fourteen years since the creation of the Gunnison Valley Land Preservation Fund, the citizen-led Land …
Read More »Mt. Crested Butte closing in on summer finish of Recreation Path extension
“It really is going to be pretty awesome” Traffic-diverting roadwork is rarely a thing of beauty. But watch a car weave …
Read More »RTA seeks relationship with United
Potential new strategy spurred by suggestion from public In an airline game that is continually stacked against small resort communities, the …
Read More »Planning for improvements to the Slate River Watershed
New model for the county Last month, a group of about 50 people gathered near Nicholson Lake on Slate River Road. …
Read More »Briefs Crested Butte
Town grant procedure getting a bit stricter The council will be making some adjustments to how it doles out money to …
Read More »Truck catches fire on Kebler Pass Road
Fire contained to the road Volunteers for the Crested Butte Fire Protection District got the page at about 5 p.m. Thursday, …
Read More »Sprinkles take the edge off, but the fire danger is still extreme in the area
“We need the soakers not the teasers….” Don’t be lulled into thinking that the fire danger is diminishing just because the …
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