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Carnicería Supermarket El Forastero opens in downtown Montrose with Mexican cuts, meals and groceries
Carnicería Supermarket El Forastero has opened at the corner of North First Street and Townsend Avenue, offering fresh meat cuts, hot prepared meals and a wide selection of Latin American grocery items, according to the owners. The business, which opened March 28, is operated by husband-and-wife team Victor and Marile Segura. The market combines a […]
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Health
Montrose Regional Health exploring partnership with Community Health in Grand Junction
Montrose Regional Health and Community Hospital in Grand Junction have signed a letter of intent to explore forming a new nonprofit entity aimed at strengthening community-based health care across western Colorado and eastern Utah. Montrose Regional Health announced the exploratory partnership Monday via a press release, describing it as a collaboration designed to improve efficiency […]
Montrose Regional Health adds automated CPR system to advance cardiac emergency care
Montrose Regional Health has added a new automated resuscitation device to its cardiology services, expanding its capacity to deliver consistent, high-quality CPR during cardiac arrest cases. The hospital recently began using the AutoPulse NXT Resuscitation System, an automated chest compression device designed to provide continuous, hands-free CPR while adjusting to a patient’s body size. The […]
Child care funding cuts said to hurt Colorado economy, families
Without access to federal child care assistance, single mother Robbie Basham would have to leave her job to care for her son full-time. “His quality of life would go down because I wouldn’t be able to pay for what we need to live,” Basham said. A funding freeze on federal safety-net programs that support low-income […]
agriculture
Homestead Natural Meats relocating Montrose location to downtown
Homestead Natural Meats is relocating its retail store to downtown Montrose. The company announced its last day at its current location, 1032 6450 Road, was Feb. 26. Customers were encouraged to stop in before the move to stock up on their usual items. Homestead will reopen March 9 at 647 E. Main St., in the […]
Colorado wildlife officials say no wolf release planned
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said Wednesday that they have “no plans” relocate additional gray wolves into the state this winter, confirming a major setback for the agency’s voter-mandated reintroduction program following federal interference on behalf of livestock industry groups. CPW “continues to explore options for translocations in winter 2026/2027,” it said in a press […]
