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Sage Grouse might force the planners’ hands If there’s one word that can silence a planning commission meeting, if only briefly, …
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Coal Creek Watershed receives two grants
The Coal Creek Watershed Coalition (CCWC) recently received $33,006 from two sources to further their work within the Coal Creek Watershed.
Read More »Three Gunnison Detention Center employees arrested for illegal activity
Arraignment to be held September 22 Three Gunnison County Detention Center employees were arrested Wednesday, September 2 after a nine-month Colorado Bureau …
Read More »Black helicopters buzzing town were part of U.S. Army training
“Those things ruined my sleep” No need to hide in the basement—those black helicopters seen making passes through the valley last …
Read More »County and town looking into Irwin code violations
“Nothing nefarious was going on…” The proponents of a backcountry ski operation in the Irwin basin have run into several problems …
Read More »Covered ice rink proponents switch focus to school location
More concrete direction to be determined by November Shift change. It’s the third period of the great covered ice rink debate …
Read More »Gunnison Valley Hospital trustee explains how local healthcare issues mirror national debate
Measures have led to improvements Stories of battlefield surgeons have made triage a word no one likes but almost everyone understands. …
Read More »Commissioners make final approval of SDPR regulations
Also places moratorium on projects if resolution goes to court The Gunnison Board of County Commissioners at a regular meeting on …
Read More »No contest in school board election
One seat still up for grabs The Gunnison RE1J school district board election won’t be appearing on this November’s ballot. None …
Read More »Mt. Crested Butte council grants out admission tax funds
$325,000 in grants made The town of Mt. Crested Butte is expecting over $200,000 in admissions tax revenues to come in …
Read More »County will ask voters to approve energy efficiency loan program
Education campaign is under way It wasn’t an easy decision for the Gunnison Board of County Commissioners, but they approved a …
Read More »Big lodging businesses focus on value rather than discounts
Adding extra oomph to your vacation While other ski resorts slash prices and advertise big discounts, Crested Butte Mountain Resort will …
Read More »Land Trust votes off three board members
Personality conflicts lead to dismissals In an admittedly unusual move, the Crested Butte Land Trust board has voted off three of …
Read More »Carbon neutral tag gets dropped from SPDR
Carbon neutrality won’t be required of mega-projects in Gunnison County under the Special Development Project Regulations, at least not yet.
Read More »Roadless rule debate ends up back on the teeter totter
“These lands belong to all Americans” Former President Bill Clinton created the National Roadless Rule in early 2001 as one of …
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