Special meeting. At 10:30a today there will be a special meeting of the Board of Montrose County Commissioners to discuss and possibly appoint three people to fill vacancies on the Montrose Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees. The meeting is open to the public. Stay up to date with Montrose County by visiting montrosecounty.net. (Posted 6:51a) [...]

It was toy robot vs. bomb-squad robot. Toy robot lost after a two-hour standoff in downtown Denver. Police called out the bomb squad Wednesday afternoon after a report of a toy robot cemented to a pillar of a footbridge.  A bomb-squad robot took pictures of the toy and after a couple hours, an officer wearing [...]

A former Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant pleaded guilty to second degree official misconduct and will serve one year supervised probation, 48 hours of community service, and pay court costs. The Gunnison Country Times says Melissa Rogers was involved in a multi-person investigation regarding several incidents at the County Jail. Former Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office [...]

Steven Clay Romero, age 38, of Grand Junction, Colorado, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer to one count of aggravated animal cruelty for the dragging death of “Buddy the Dog,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the National Park Service announced.  Romero is being held in federal custody pending a resolution [...]

After a three day trial held in The District Court at Gunnison County Colorado, former Detention Center Captain Michelle Zadra was found guilty on 12 counts of an indictment filed by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. The Gunnison County Sheriff requested assistance from CBI in regard to issues in the Detention Center.  Allegations of contraband [...]

Applications are now being taken for the Speech-Language Therapy program at Montrose Memorial Hospital. This summer program is offered for children who are currently in speech-language therapy in school or are in need of speech-language intervention for the summer months.  The program is a small group course and children will be grouped according to developmental [...]

Highway 50 reopened last night around 11:00 after shutting down due to an avalanche.  Colorado State Patrol says Highway 50 was closed headed towards Gunnison near milemarker 123, which is about 28 miles east of Montrose.  No vehicles were caught in the avalanche. Source: Colorado State Patrol Source: CDOT (Posted 5:58a) Fourteen-year-old plans are finally [...]