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Letter of credit not released The Board of County Commissioners opted Tuesday, November 11 to enlist the assistance of the town …
Read More »Bond failure forces town to revisit 2009 budget numbers
No money to issue 2B bond in Mt. Crested Butte Despite getting voter approval to issue bonds to finance capital improvement …
Read More »School board shifts from campaigning to school planning
Town says several things need to be addressed With the completion of the RE1J school board’s effort to get a $55 …
Read More »Mobile home park in Gunnison gets grant from county
$2,500 will put residents closer to purchasing land The residents of Wildwood mobile home park took another step toward their goal …
Read More »Peanut Mine honored for excellence in reclamation
The Crested Butte Land Trust and Peanut Mine, Inc., were honored on October 27 in Durango when the Colorado Division of …
Read More »Thompson Creek claims resort and mining compatible
Part 2 This is part two of a story chronicling an interview with Thompson Creek Metals chairman and chief executive officer …
Read More »Colorado mines pull back as price of molybdenum plunges
“We need moly to stay in the moly business…” The price of molybdenum, like any mineral, has an impact on any …
Read More »Mountain Sports Team finds home
“It builds a cohesive team” The newly formed Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team has been given the green light by the …
Read More »Kathleen Curry tapped for state leadership role
Speaker Pro Tem The area’s local representative to the Colorado state legislature is rising quickly through the political ranks. Gunnison’s Kathleen …
Read More »Explosive situation gives town a scare
“We have concerns with any explosive” A decades-old, undetonated avalanche control explosive was discovered and removed from a home in town …
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