The City of Delta has selected Joe Kerby as their new City Manager, (contingent upon a signed contract). If all goes according to plan, Kerby is expected to start his new duties with the City of Delta in the middle of April. Six candidates applied for the position. Kerby is the former Montrose County Manager, [...]

The City of Delta has selected Joe Kerby as their new City Manager (contingent upon a signed contract). If all goes according to plan, Kerby is expected to start his new duties with the City of Delta in the middle of April. Six candidates applied for the position. Kerby is the former Montrose County Manager, [...]

Mail-in Ballot in Montrose County. During this morning’s Montrose County Commissioners meeting, it was unanimously approved to hold this year’s Primary Election through a mail-in ballot. The county spent over $65,000 during the 2008 election. (Posted 10:57a) Over 300 people attended the spaghetti benefit event for an Arizona woman who died as a result of [...]

The fire that killed two Western State College students January 30th has been ruled accidental. Gunnison Fire Marshal Dennis Spritzer tells the Gunnison Country Times that “There was no indication in any way that it was intentional.”  The fire appears to have started on a couch that was on the front porch. Students Adam Lockard [...]

Shell announced yesterday that they will withdraw their application for conditional water rights on the Yampa River, a move that has relieved some environmental groups.  According to the Daily Sentinel, Shell says this doesn’t mean they’re pulling out of the oil shale project for good, but that the decision was based on the global recession. [...]

Wrong state. President Barack Obama took some good-natured ribbing from the audience when he misidentified Governor Bill Ritter as the “terrific governor of California.” For the record, Ritter is governor of Colorado. KJCT says Obama’s visit Thursday raised between $650,000 and $700,000 at two events for Senator Michael Bennet. About 2,700 people attended a public [...]