The owners of Ouray’s Box Canyon Lodge and Hot Springs have announced they have taken over ownership of Exotic Earth Coffee Roasters in Ouray.  Karen and Rich Avery have gotten together with Ridgway resident, Danny Wesseling, on this venture.  Exotic Earth features mostly organic, shade-grown, fair trade beans from exotic equatorial locations around the world [...]

On Thurs. May 31st the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, Office of Resource Efficiency, EcoAction Partners and the FORE Alliance will get together to host a think tank in Montrose to discuss energy, water, waste, transportation and food issues affecting the southwestern part of the state.  The event will be held in the Region 10 Conference [...]

As the dry warm weather continues wildfire chances increase.  And as fire crews feared another outbreak has hit north Colorado about 20 miles northwest of Fort Collins.  The blaze initially broke out yesterday in the Roosevelt National Forest and crews are concerned about the 20mph winds which could cause the blaze to spread.  Right now [...]

Although Colorado’s special session turned out to be a bust for the civil unions bill, it turned out to be a reprieve for Senate Bill 3, Invest in Colorado Act.  Initially this legislation was killed in the House and now has been given a second chance thanks to the special session that’s been called by [...]

Three US Representatives were in Montrose yesterday for a congressional subcommittee hearing on the Bark Beetle infestation in Colorado. Representative Scott Tipton and his colleagues Representative Rob Bishop of Utah and Representative Tom McClintock of California heard two hours of testimony about forest health and what to do about the beetles. Representative Scott Tipton said [...]

A party line vote in a state house committee yesterday killed a bill to allow civil unions again. The bill was killed by a 5-4 vote in the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. The bill was brought to the special session after it was killed when the legislative session ended last week. House Republicans filibustered [...]

A Scrap Metal truck in Grand Junction yesterday tied up roads with three separate incidents. The truck first spilled its load when the driver maneuvered the truck too sharply on a cloverleaf offramp, causing some of the load to spill. Once that spill was cleaned up, the tow truck carrying the trailer tipped again while [...]

This week is National Women’s Health Week and the Montrose County Health and Human Services is offering free checkups to mothers and daughters. On Thursday you can go to the Health and Human Services between 4:30 and 6:30 to get a basic health screening and information about women’s health. You can either walk in during [...]

The Montrose City Council meets tonight to discuss the business retention project involving Ross Reels. The council could vote tonight on a joint advertising venture that would help the business move their operation. The plans are being promoted by the Montrose Economic Development Corporation, which also sought support from the County Commissioners. Also tonight the [...]