Montrose Colorado News & Information

(Rifle, CO) The Ward Gulch Fire grew on Monday and is now over 485-acres big just outside of Rifle.   National Forest Service Chief Public Information Officer Pat Thrasher says Highway-325 remains closed north of the intersection of Grass Valley Road. Over 200 fire fighting personnel are actively working the fire.  Thrasher says investigators believe the [...]

(Montrose, CO) The City of Montrose has been identified as one of only 10 cities across the United States to be selected as an “All America City” by the National Civic League.  Montrose joins Birmingham, Alabama, Downey, California, Peoria, Illinois, Dubuque, Iowa, Owensboro, Kentucky, Dunn, North Carolina, Garner, North Carolina, Thomasville, North Carolina, and Norfolk, [...]

(Montrose, CO Montrose is a special community where neighbors truly help neighbors.  And it’s not just individual members of the community that sport the golden rule—the community as a whole also tends to be there for neighboring communities when there is a need.  That’s part of the reasoning behind the City Council’s unanimous approval on [...]

(Grand Lake, CO) Colorado Parks and Wildlife personnel were forced to euthanize a cow moose and her calf after the momma moose charged and injured a 60-year old woman in a rural-residential area southwest of Grand Lake on Tuesday.  Grand Lake resident Sue Rogers insisted on walking her dog near the wild animals, even after [...]

(Montrose, CO) The Montrose Recreation District is on a roll.  First the Rec-District acquired a large parcel and seed money for a new Recreation Center and Aquatic Center, and now in a joint effort with the city of Montrose, the fun activity specialists have announced the Recreation District has been awarded $259-thousand for the Montrose [...]

(Moab, UT) Approximately 20-thousand acres in Colorado have been burned in the past week by wildfire and now Southern Utah is contending with its own set of mostly lightning sparked blazes.  Moab based National Forest spokesperson Sandy Nelson says the Rock Creek Fire is burning in the iconic Book Cliffs between Grand Junction and Price, [...]

(Montrose, CO) Another lightning triggered wildfire has singed 485-acres near Rifle Gap Reservoir.  The Ward Gulch Fire is located roughly 3-miles north of the popular state park and reservoir outside of the town of Rifle. Hwy 325 near Rifle remains closed north of its intersection with Grass Valley Road.  Residents with homes within the closure [...]

(Rifle, CO) Another lightning triggered wildfire has singed 485-acres near Rifle Gap Reservoir.  The Ward Gulch Fire is located roughly 3-miles north of the popular state park and reservoir outside of the town of Rifle. Hwy 325 near Rifle remains closed north of its intersection with Grass Valley Road.  Residents with homes within the closure [...]

(Book Cliffs, UT) Approximately 20-thousand acres in Colorado have been burned in the past week by wildfire and now Southern Utah is contending with its own set of mostly lightning sparked blazes.  Moab based National Forest spokesperson Sandy Nelson says the Rock Creek Fire is burning in the iconic Book Cliffs between Grand Junction and [...]

(Olathe, CO) Olathe Town leaders made the tough call on Wednesday night to cancel the 22nd annual Olathe Sweet Corn Festival this summer due to lack of funding for the event.  Town Clerk Bobbi Sale says that the budget for this year’s scaled down Sweet Corn Festival was $40-thousand and the town simply couldn’t afford [...]

(Montrose, CO) Montrose County Attorney Robert Hill has tendered his resignation after serving the county for 9-years. SB04 County media relations specialist Katie Yergensen says that Hill announced his resignation on Wednesday to pursue other career opportunities.  Board of Commissioners Chairman Ron Henderson says that Hill “has been a valued, hard-working asset to Montrose County [...]

(Montrose, CO) Colorado’s latest snowpack data, compiled by the USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), shows the profound impact that a cool and wet spring can have on the state’s water supplies, in terms of both timing and quantity. The state’s mountain snowpack typically reaches its seasonal maximum in early April; this year’s snowpack finally [...]

(Montrose, CO) Montrose has been identified along with five other Colorado Counties as contiguous counties declared disaster areas due to ongoing drought conditions; six other counties were declared as primary natural disaster areas.  The Declaration was made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday.  The declaration paves the way for Montrose County residents in [...]

Montrose, CO) Highway-50 has reopened in Canon City near the scene of the Royal Gorge Fire.  The Royal Gorge Fire has now consumed over 3100-acres and is 40-percent contained.  All evacuees displaced by the Royal Gorge Fire were allowed to return to their homes on Thursday night. A 7-acre fire is now burning near Rifle [...]

(Montrose, CO) Country Magazine has just named Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park as one of the top 10 hidden gems in America’s National Park System.  The article describes Black Canyon as one of the most dramatic places in the country.  Black Canyon National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area spokesperson Sandy Snell-Dobert says [...]

(Rocky Mountain National Park, CO) Another wildfire broke out near Rocky Mountain National Park at approximately 1:30 Wednesday afternoon.  The “Big Meadows” fire has charred 400-acres, so far, about 5-miles north of Grand Lake.  A Rocky Mountain National Park spokesperson says that lightning ignited the Big Meadows blaze on Monday, and by Tuesday the fire [...]