MONTROSE  -  Montrose City Council has decided to revise  the final process for finding a new city manager.  The Watch has learned that both Thomas Smits and Bill Patterson objected to the way the final negotiations had been handled.  Smits complained that an offer was made to the top candidate without his knowledge.  Finally after [...]

MONTROSE  -  Montrose City Council members held a special meeting to go into executive session, so they could discuss the manager selection and contract terms.  City council is considering five finalists for the manager’s job.  Coucil had set an advertised a salary range for the new city manager between $105,000 and $125,000.  But council started [...]

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s office threatened. A Colorado man is accused of threatening to set fire around U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s local office and shoot members of his staff.  NBC 11 News has learned that John Troy Davis faces a charge of assault on a federal employee and was scheduled to be in court in [...]

After a couple of last minute changes Delta County adopted a $28.1 million budget for next year. The Delta County Independent reports those two last minute amendments  means that there’ll be more spayed and neutered dogs and cats in the county and one less property tax assessor.  Commissioner Jan McCracken, chairing and attending her last [...]

A Grand Junction family is looking for 40-year-old Sean Houck who was last seen yesterday morning. Houck is Caucasian, 5’7”, 150lbs, bald with hazel eyes. It’s believed he may have left his residence on 32 Road on foot. A report this morning from the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office says that he was believed to be [...]

I-70 remains closed. Crews have begun their hike up the hillside in Glenwood Canyon and will begin rock scaling by around 10:00 A.M. They will start scaling above the unstable rock and work towards it with the goal of prying it loose and/or gaining a better understanding of its stability. The rock is approximately 20 [...]

Bill Patterson will officially launch his campaign for the at-large seat on the Montrose City Council on Monday, February 8th. The kick-off event will happen on the steps in front of the Elks Civics Building, 107 S. Cascade Ave., Montrose, CO at 4:30 pm. This is the building that houses the Montrose City Council Chambers. [...]