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Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture, John Salazar, invites the public to attend town hall meetings focusing on meat processing and inspections; topics include the inspection process, facility requirements, custom exempt processing facility requirements, and marketing opportunities and assistance. “The buying local movement is a great opportunity for our producers and, while our farmers and ranchers produce [...]

The 4th Annual Montrose County School District Spelling Bee was held at Calvary Chapel on Tuesday, February 5th, 2013. Superintendent Mark MacHale and School Board Members served as the reader and judges for the event.  Centennial Middle School, Columbine Middle School, Cottonwood Elementary School, Johnson Elementary School, Northside Elementary School, Oak Grove Elementary School, Olathe [...]

Listen to Ellen Erickson talk about her 8 members of the Montrose high school girls swimming and diving team as they are driving to the State Meet in Denver today. ELLEN ERICKSON – MONTROSE GIRLS SWIM COACH  

Click on the link below to see all of the elected officials contact information.  It’s in PDF format. Elected Officials Contact Info  

On February 7, 2013 at approximately 9:00 a.m., Montrose County Sheriff’s Office was conducting a traffic stop on Highway 145 in Naturita. Deputies reported shots fired and requested medical response. A medical helicopter was dispatched to the scene. There were no serious injuries to deputies. One person was transported to the hospital.  Highway 145 at mile marker 106 [...]

Colorado Mesa University will bring five candidates to campus later this month to interview for the position of athletic director. All five applicants have experience as athletic directors or associate athletic directors. The finalists are current Northwestern Oklahoma State University athletic director Andrew Carter, Drake (Iowa) University associate athletic director Dennis Francois, Bemidji State (Minn.) [...]

Montrose, Colo. – The Black Canyon near Montrose, Colo., offers one of the steepest, darkest and most rugged canyon experiences in North America. National monument seekers, adrenaline junkies and geological geeks looking for a canyon less-traveled will find the perfect hangout among some of the oldest rock formations on Earth. 1. Canyon drama The Gunnison [...]

The Good Samaritan Clinic will be offering FREE ADULT FLU SHOTS Monday, February 11th, from 4pm-6pm at 2470 Patterson Road. The Good Samaritan Clinic is a free medical clinic staffed by volunteer  medical professionals. We operate solely on donations and do not require our patients to qualify financially to be seen. For more information visit www.goodsamaritangj.com  

The Grand Junction VA Medical Center has received an anonymous donation of $375,000 in trust for Veterans seen at the facility.  Grand Junction is one of a handful of VA Medical Centers across the nation to receive like donations. “Based on our conversations with the Grant Foundation sending us the award, staff dedication, integrity and [...]

Click on the link to listen to Dale Erickson with the Montrose Fire Protection District discuss 3 fires from last month in Montrose and what could have been done to prevent all 3. DALE ERICKSON – MONTROSE FIRE DEPT

MONTROSE, Colo. – The Colorado State Forest Service Montrose District is now accepting orders for seedling trees and shrubs to be delivered in late April. More than 40 varieties of low-cost seedling trees and shrubs are grown at the CSFS Nursery in Fort Collins. The CSFS seedling tree program is designed to encourage Colorado farmers, [...]

  Do you know anyone who likes to help others? There are many businesses in our region that need help growing. They need solution oriented listeners to call on them to help create strategic plans to help them grow. Not only does this help their business but it also helps our local economy while allowing [...]

Thanks to Ralph and Judy Ann Files for the following information. A Brief Introduction to the Public Lands Partnership “We strive to be a catalyst, looking for solutions that work for our environment, our communities, local economies, and people.” … That was the founding purpose of PLP back when the Partnership was formed in 1992 and [...]

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This story comes from the Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/preps/ci_20331144/football-recruiting-colorado-class-2013-high-school-commitment Ryan Moeller from Rifle is not on this list.