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A few quick notes or updates following last week’s backcountry rash editorial: —We received an email Tuesday morning from Gunnison County …
Read More »Ranchers and scientists are getting pounded by trespassing. Be careful of the karma.
As the saying goes, karma can be a bitch. One example: A while back I decided to follow a fellow mountain …
Read More »Big bear is a draw for Crested Butte but overall not a problem this summer
Spending 17 hours in a tree has to be no fun by Mark Reaman A large 450-pound bear was the main …
Read More »Hiker falls to his death near Harmel’s Ranch
Local SARs respond By Adam Broderick A 22-year-old man died while hiking in Taylor Canyon on Tuesday, July 28. He was …
Read More »Rollover near Cottonwood Pass
Single-car, single-person accident with no injuries By Alissa Johnson A truck pulling an RV trailer eastbound on County Road 209 toward …
Read More »Micro lots to be part of Crested Butte’s affordable housing mix
Experimenting with six lots by Mark Reaman The town of Crested Butte will experiment and allow six so-called “micro lots” on …
Read More »CB council contentious over how to clean up voter rolls
Sales tax increase to be on fall ballot by Mark Reaman With a fair amount of contention between council members over …
Read More »USFS proposing cuts and burns to treat spruce beetle, aspen decline
Public comment extended until July 31 By Alissa Johnson This summer, the U.S. Forest Service released a draft Environmental Impact Statement …
Read More »Briefs Crested Butte
by Mark Reaman Council and staff to retreat together A council-staff retreat will be held with a facilitator by the end …
Read More »Profile: Lian Canty
by Dawne Belloise A tattoo of a red-breasted sparrow gracefully flies from the inside of Lian Canty’s delicate forearm, symbolizing freedom. …
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