LOMA  -  A massive tree floating down the river led authorities to shut down  I-70. Yesterday afternoon  a tree swept away by the swift-moving Colorado River snagged some power lines that cross both the river and the highway. Xcel Energy told Newschannel 5 it was not one of their electrical lines that was damaged.  Meanwhile [...]

Telluride Foundation adds Neil Armstrong to board. The Telluride Foundation — which doles out more than $1 million in grants to local non-profits each year — recently elected four new board members one of which is a prominent figure in space history Neil Armstrong.  According to the Daily Planet, Joanne Corzine-Brown who is the co-chair [...]

The Town of Mountain Village is preparing their 15-year comprehensive planning process and are contemplating adding a medical center in their plans.  According to the Telluride Watch, the town needs to look now for available parcels of land.  The medical center in Telluride is satisfied where it’s at, but their lease ends in 2032, and [...]

Colorado’s neediest face long delays for food stamps and medical care, years after the state vowed to fix a computer system blamed for the problems. According to the Denver Post, a group of lawyers who advocate for people on food stamps and Medicaid are planning to meet with state officials Wednesday to demand the problem [...]