DELTA  -  It’s been over ten years since any work has been done on the pool at Bill Heddles Rec. Center and last night the staff presented the Delta City Council the lowest bid to handle that project.  The bid was awarded to High Country Pools & Spas of Fort Collins  with the estimated cost [...]

TELLURIDE  -  Yet another festival is planned for Telluride late this summer.  Last night at the town council meeting, unanimous approval was given to put on a 2 day music festival in Town Park, Aug 25-26.  Specific details about the lineup and number of acts have not yet been determined.  The event is set to [...]

CRAIG  -  On Sunday three teenagers got stuck overnight in a blizzard but managed to survive by burning what they could find, including their snowmobile.  The boys got stuck in the Routt National Forest while on a snowmobiling trip.  The boys were supposed to return from their trip by 5pm Sunday but their snowmobiles got [...]

GRAND JUNCTION  -  You’ve heard of big brother watching you?  Well, in the Grand Valley if you purchase an automobile from one of those buy here pay here  lots they could be keep an eye on you.   Some of these car lots are installing GPS tracking systems on their vehicles because they are concerned about [...]

The University of Denver was chosen as the site for the first presidential debate in October. On Wednesday, October 3rd the presidential candidates chosen at the party primaries in September will descend on Denver, along with up to 3,000 journalists. The debate will be at Magness Arena and tickets will only be available to DU [...]

The Montrose Rotary is sponsoring the fifteenth annual winter carnival this weekend. The carnival at Cerro Summit features tubing and snowboarding from the top of the summit. There are tubes provided but you need to bring your own snowboard. The event is on Saturday from nine thirty to three thirty and there will be free [...]

The Montrose Association of Commerce and Tourism is gearing up for the US Pro Cycling Challenge this year and a lot of the groundwork is being laid. Jenni Sopsic, executive director for Montrose ACT says that right now they are looking for lots of volunteers. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] If you are interested [...]

More details have emerged concerning an alleged sexual encounter between a now 26 year old teacher and a student at Basalt High School. The two were caught by the school’s athletic director two weeks ago having sex in the bathroom of a teacher’s office. According to police the two had been involved in a sexual [...]

DENVER  -  A debate over whether to ban Colorado employers from using credit reports against job applicants  became quite vocal earlier today when  Democratic Leader John Morse said Republicans are trying to protect corporations while Democrats want to protect “the little guy.”  Republicans soundly rejected that concept.  The bill would forbid employers from using credit [...]

GRAND JUNCTION  -  While touring the country former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson of Wyoming made a stop at Colorado Mesa University yesterday and talked about his grave concerns on the topic of the U.S. debt.  Simpson explained that during the Clinton administration he and Erskine Bowles had a 10 year plan that would reduce the [...]

MONTROSE  -  Scott Shine, Executive Director of Montrose’s Downtown Development Authority sees a lot of potential and growth for the city, especially downtown.  He and the DDA envision wider sidewalks, narrower roads to reduce traffic speeds, better parking layout and a lit walking trail between downtown and the Uncomphagre River.    The DDA will be focusing [...]

NORWOOD  -  Brisa Felix-Gonzales, 31, a suspect in a September armed robbery in Norwood, pleaded guilty to being an accessory to aggravated armed robbery last week. She is the sister of Ulises Omar Felix, a suspected gunman in the robbery who is still at large.  Her husband, Guillermo Del Pozo, was remanded to U.S. Immigration [...]

New Details have emerged in the disappearance of a Montana Teacher who disappeared last month. According to an affidavit, 22 year old Michael Spell from Parachute allegedly had confided in his girlfriend about the attack and she then told police. Spell and another Parachute man 47 year old Lester Waters had left Colorado days before [...]

The following is from a release by the Downtown Development Authority. The future of Montrose Downtown is taking shape. After an extensive public outreach process that gathered information and ideas from the entire community about Montrose’s historic business district, the Montrose Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has released a draft Downtown Plan of Development to guide the future of [...]

GRAND JUNCTION  -  Last night about 100 people gathered at Grand Junction High School for the second of three community budget forums hosted by School District 51.  A couple of budget cutting suggestions at the forum included four day school weeks and increased student fees for athletics and other programs.  During the first forum meeting [...]

DENVER  -  Marijuana legalization activists here in Colorado are determined to make the statewide ballot this time around.  Just this past week, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol planned to turn in about 12 thousand petition signatures.  That should be enough for activists to get a legalization question but on the ballot this fall.  [...]