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At the Annual Montrose Economic Development Corporation Luncheon Meeting held on Thursday, March 19th, Doug Seacat and the Clearnetworx team were honored with the 2026 MEDC Economic Development Award.
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Eleven candidates are running for seats on the Montrose City Council in the upcoming municipal election, with races in District I, District II and one at-large seat.The election will determine two four-year district seats and a two-year at-large seat. Candidates come from a range of professional backgrounds, including small business ownership, nonprofit leadership, filmmaking, construction […]
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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 […]
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At Boba House, the drinks can be as much a visual as a refreshment: layered colors, big colorful cups and a wide straw meant for more than sipping. “It’s not like just going to the coffee shop and getting a coffee,” Keaton Truman said. “It’s kind of a whole experience. It’s fun.” Keaton Truman and […]
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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 […]
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The Montrose County School District has finalized the purchase of the Field House property at 25 Colorado Ave. from the Montrose Recreation District, allowing the school district to plan for a potential Early Childhood Center while prompting a major relocation and expansion of recreation services on the north side of town. The property, adjacent to […]
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Wild Horse Wine & Whiskey in downtown Montrose is under contract, with the sale scheduled to close March 26, owner Scott Mijares announced this week. “It is with bittersweet emotions that we share some important news: an offer to purchase the Wild Horse has been made and accepted,” Mijares wrote in a Facebook post. Mijares […]
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After several years in Ouray, longtime Western artist Mike Simpson is back in Montrose — and back on Main Street. Simpson has opened gallery space inside Tim Frates’ MegaPixel at 509 E. Main St., bringing his watercolors and oil paintings of the American West back to the community he first called home in 1979. “It’s […]
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A local nonprofit has taken a major step toward building affordable housing in Montrose, securing land and state funding for a 50-unit apartment development that will serve low- to moderate-income residents and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities as part of the broader Hilltop Neighborhood planned along 6600 Road. Community Options Inc. (COI) has secured […]
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After once calling it a “monumental win,” Delta-Montrose Electric Association has withdrawn from a $72 million federal clean energy award that would have helped fund a 20-megawatt solar and battery storage project in western Colorado. The cooperative announced this week it is stepping away from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Powering Affordable Clean Energy Program, […]
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