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Andrew Kastning named head Nordic coach at University of Alaska
Movin’ on up… Andrew Kastning, born and raised in Crested Butte, was recently named head Nordic coach at the University of …
Read More »Gunnison sage grouse marches toward endangered species listing
County grapples with local impact Things are heating up for the Gunnison sage grouse—and not because it’s mating season. The U.S. …
Read More »Multi-million-dollar county building projects nearly complete
Timing is everything When the Gunnison County commissioners toured the new county public works facility and the Public Safety Center last …
Read More »Mt. CB council weighs extension to expired Solstice PUD approval
“I for one am very concerned” The Mt. Crested Butte Town Council is considering an extension to the zoning plan approved …
Read More »Body recovered from Taylor River Wednesday morning
Western State College Search and Rescue team members along with their counterparts from Crested Butte found the body of a 71-year-old …
Read More »Audit says town of Mt. Crested Butte relies on success of CBMR
Surprise! An audit of Mt. Crested Butte’s 2010 financials shows that the town’s reliance on Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) and …
Read More »County ending grant process for local organizations
“Getting the biggest bang for our buck” In 2011, the Gunnison County Commissioners allocated $150,000 for funding to community-based organizations (CBOs)—everything …
Read More »CS Irwin seeks new barns above Lake Irwin
A better environmental situation CS Irwin went before the Gunnison County Planning Commission on Friday, June 3, to discuss a proposal …
Read More »Briefs Crested Butte
Renewing the Land Trust vows Former councilperson Skip Berkshire approached the Town Council at the June 20 meeting with a request …
Read More »Gunnison County decides buying local isn’t always better
Out-of-town contractors stimulate their share of the economy According to Gunnison public works director Marlene Crosby, the new public works facility …
Read More »Local has close call with Amtrak train hit by semi in Nevada
“It was crazy. The flames were huge…” A Crested Butte woman was aboard the Amtrak train that had a deadly run-in …
Read More »Crested Butte’s Emma Coburn wins national title for CU Buffs
Olympic team seems more realistic now… Crested Butte has a new national champion among its ranks. This past weekend at the …
Read More »Education funding would get a boost from ballot initiative
Grassroots support of Initiative 25 growing locally A chance to stop the bleeding of revenue from the state’s schools is mobilizing …
Read More »Search and Rescue team successfully rescues one of their own
“Long, dangerous, dark and technical…” Sometimes it is better to be lucky rather than good. In the case of a 22-year-old …
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