A man who was speeding along I-70 Monday night was pulled over by one of Garfield County Sheriff’s deputies.  As it turned out it was not just an ordinary traffic violation but the officer discovered the individual, Edward Hamilton, had been carrying 16 grams of heroin and a small amount of marijuana.  His car had [...]

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission are considering cuts for big game hunting this year.  The primary cuts will be hunting on elk, deer, and pronghorn sheep.  The Commission is currently studying ways on how they can stabilize herds.  Biologists have suggested limiting elk licenses to 139 thousand which is a 2% drop from last [...]

Yesterday afternoon a Clifton man, Lester Miranda-Davis, pleaded not guilty to 16 charges in connection with a crime spree last summer that included the shooting death of Jorge Alberto Carrasco outside Taco Bell in Grand Junction.  Miranda-Davis is scheduled for a 3 week trial in December, however, Chief Deputy District Attorney Dan Rubinstein said there [...]

Last week the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Assoc. has placed a call on the Upper Uncompahgre because of low water levels in the area. The assoc. operates the Montrose and Delta Canal and that directly affects the city of Ouray as well. In addition to Ouray, other water users like Tri County Water Conservancy District [...]

The Postmaster General announced yesterday that he will keep rural post offices on the Western Slope open. The announcement came as a relief for residents of rural areas where the Postal Service was planning to close post offices to save costs. In a statement Representative Scott Tipton says that he was pleased to hear that [...]

Governor John Hickenlooper announced plans yesterday to hold a special session of the Legislature to hear some of the thirty bills that were killed when the legislative session ended. Governor Hickenlooper did not say what bills would be brought up but did indicate that he cannot force the House of Representatives to vote. The special [...]

Google has announced a new program to get Colorado Small Businesses online. Google partnered with Intuit to provide free websites to businesses. You can get a custom domain name, an easy to build website and free hosting for a year. Only 63% of Colorado Small Businesses are online, yet 97% of the population looks online [...]

Montrose County Health and Human Services received a $15,000 grant from a Colorado Philanthropic Organization. The Temple Hoyne Buell foundation gave the grant for the Kids Thrive program. The program has a nurse visit families with young kids once or twice a month to discuss child health and development. The nurses would also connect the [...]

After the success of the Drug Take Back day held across the country by the DEA and local law enforcement, the Montrose Police Department has begun accepting prescription drugs at the police department. You can drop off any prescription drugs either loose or in bottles Monday through Thursday between 7:00 AM and 6:00 PM at [...]