Officials are crediting a cooler Spring for good news regarding the Colorado river at this year’s state of the river meeting that took place at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction last night.  Experts from across the state came together to educate people on how the water would be impacted by weather and the current [...]

(From the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel):  U.S Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., who plans to sign on as a cosponsor of the measure, S.306, voted for it in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which approved the bill.  The next step for the measure is a vote on the Senate floor.  The measure by U.S [...]

On Wednesday, May 15th, the League of Women Voters will hold a DMEA Candidate Forum from 6:30 to 7:30 at the DMEA Headquarters (11925 6300 RD in Montrose).  All DMEA members are invited to attend the “Town Hall” style forum and ask questions directly to the candidates.  Light refreshments will be served.

Tomorrow’s the day, Stamp out Hunger Time Montrose! Don’t forget this Saturday to leave your non-perishable food donations for your postal carrier! Past years Sharing Ministries has received almost 5000 pounds of food – let’s do that plus in 2013! THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY! http://about.usps.com/corporate-social-responsibility/nalc-food-drive.htm

A rock slide that took place on Sunday has completely closed Colorado Highway 133 south of McClure Pass while crews work to clear it according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.  Multiple rocks, one as big as a dump truck, fell on to the roadway and into a ditch about 13 miles south of McClure [...]

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The Montrose Indians girls soccer team will host the Palisade Bulldogs tomorrow in the State Playoffs.  Palisade is the 23rd seed, while Montrose is the 10th seed, after the Indians won the Southwestern League at 8-2 and are 11-4 overall.   The Bulldogs are 10-4-1 overall, after going 8-3 in the Western Slope League.  The start [...]

Update from Congressman Scott Tipton I recently traveled throughout the 3rd District to speak with local business leaders about how we can improve the economic climate and encourage the innovation, growth and entrepreneurship needed to create new jobs. Many of them told me that the top challenge small businesses face is a system of endless federal regulation [...]

Tad Rowen, our Fire Chief will be our guest Wednesday, May 8. He tells me he’d like to fill you in on what’s happening with the Fire District – Staffing, The Fire Houses, Revenues. He’s got goals and expectations he wants to discuss, too. Come and hear what hot and what’s not. We meet from [...]

We are so proud to announce that this past week, Welcome Home Montrose and the Warrior Resource Center held an Eagle Cane ceremony that included and honored our first two female Eagle Head Cane recipients. Eva Carver, who served her country during World War II, received her cane, and Cat Fellabaum, who joined the Air [...]

E-Waste Recyclers of Colorado won the “You Make Recycling Work” Video Contest presented by the Colorado Association For Recycling on May 1st.  Congratulation go out to Ken Burns and his staff for putting together a video to show how businesses and the community can recycle their electronics.  This video is a fun way to help [...]

The Colorado Chapter of the National Supervised Visitation Network (SVN) is celebrating International Supervised Visitation Awareness Month by proudly distributing, wearing, and displaying orange ribbons during the month of May. “The purpose of the SVN is to provide safe and neutral environments for children in families in conflict surrounding divorce, domestic violence, paternity, or co-parenting,” [...]

Students and Staff at Columbine Middle School could see a technology program come to fruition with the support from local business and community members.  This week, Jim and Sharen Branscome committed $60,000 as a challenge grant to the community to fund the Columbine Middle School “Technology as a Tool in the Classroom” demonstration project. Columbine [...]

The Dolphin House Child Advocacy Center in Montrose will hold its Third Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at The Bridges Golf Club. This year’s tournament is being held in memory of Owen Daniel Reak, an 18-month-old child whose severe physical abuse resulted in death in 2012. Owen is the grandson of Eric [...]

Zachery Cumins and Tandi Velasquez, both VISTA Charter High School graduating seniors, have been selected as the recipients of the 2013 Lingham Memorial Scholarship, established in memory of Montrose County pioneers, William Arthur Lingham and Harriette Collins Lingham, MD. Both students plan to further their education and training through programs at Delta-Montrose Technical College: Zachery [...]