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“I was happy with my team” Despite having not played a game in five weeks, the Crested Butte Titans girls’ basketball …
Read More »Farmer defense corrals Titan boys in first league test of season
Full court pressure for a full 32 minutes It was the Titans’ first true test of the season. After numerous non-league …
Read More »Last Steep takes down Mikey’s Pizza in town league hockey
Action heating up With the first two weeks of town league hockey in the books, now’s the time to catch the …
Read More »CB Wolfpack hockey takes two of four over weekend
“We proved we belong in the league” After a huge break from league play, the Crested Butte Wolfpack returned to action …
Read More »PROFILE: Stephanie Lane Stephenson
“I’m not a preacher’s daughter… but I kind of am,” smiles Stephanie Stephenson, the child of a music pastor in Fort …
Read More »Summit County skier caught in avalanche
Unstable conditions required helicopter to recover body A skier-triggered avalanche near Marble left one man dead on Sunday afternoon, January 13. …
Read More »Gunnison sage grouse proposed as endangered species
Calling for stronger local conservation efforts The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that it is recommending listing the …
Read More »Jon Nelson retiring as school superintendent
“I just felt like it was the right time” After more than five years as the top administrator of the Gunnison …
Read More »Carbon monoxide scare closes Elk Creek Mine temporarily
“Safety is our number one concern” The Elk Creek Mine in Somerset was temporarily closed on Tuesday, January 8 after a …
Read More »Observations of the local TV news, weather and sports
The mine:I spent more than a few minutes this past week looking over the Plan of Operations (PoO) submitted to the …
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