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Downtown Trick-or-Treat: Kids take over Main Street with Candy Crawl

Over 60 local businesses, with the help of Montrose DART, transformed Main Street yesterday into a Trick-or-Treat haven for this year's Halloween Candy Crawl.

By Cassie Knust | Montrose Business Times

November 1, 2024

Superheroes, ghouls, spooky dolls and more flooded downtown Montrose on Thursday as children and families walked the annual Candy Crawl. The annual trick-or-treating fest has historically taken place on Halloween morning, but this year, the event moved to the afternoon to allow for school-aged child...

Community, News

El Pomar recognizes CASA of 7th Judicial District with Rural Excellence Award

By Justin Tubbs | MBT

November 1, 2024

CASA of the 7th Judicial District received the Rural Excellence Award from the El Pomar Foundation on Oct. 23 at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. The court advocacy organization was one of three nonprofits to be honored at the Night of Excellence ceremony. Created to advocate for children’s best i...

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Goodwill to open new retail store and donation center in former Joann Fabrics space

By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times

October 30, 2024

Montrose will soon be the home of a new Goodwill retail store and donation center. Goodwill of Colorado plans to open a 13,000 square-foot retail store and donation center in the first quarter of 2025. The store will be located at 1601 Oxbow Drive, Ste. 320, the former home of Joann Fabrics; and the...

Community, News

Rec District receives grant aimed at making outdoor programming more accessible to youth

By Justin Tubbs | MBT

October 17, 2024

Montrose Recreation District last week was named the recipient of a $105,000 planning grant aimed at connecting more youth to outdoor experiences and programming. The grant is part of Great Outdoors Colorado’s (GOCO) Generation Wild program, which launched in 2015 to help urban, suburban, and rural ...

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Friends of the Black Canyon resurrected, birthday bash coming soon

By Justin Tubbs | MBT

October 9, 2024

After going inactive and dissolving over the past two years, the Friends of Black Canyon National Park is relaunching with new leadership, and the fundraising organization is looking to kick things off with a bang. “Because it went dormant for more than two years, (former president Joel Evans) basic...

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Turner Automotive celebrates 50 years in business this weekend

By Montrose Business Times

October 3, 2024

To celebrate 50 years of sales and service, Turner Auto is holding a free community event for the public. On Saturday, Oct. 5, Turner will have music by Neon Sky and will provide food and beverages for everyone in attendance. The event will last from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can even stop by and enter ...

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Montrose Oktoberfest on tap for this weekend at Rotary Amphitheater

By Tonya

September 26, 2024

The 19th edition of the Montrose Oktoberfest is coming this Saturday to the Montrose Rotary Amphitheater at Cerise Park, from 1 to 5 p.m. On tap will be beers from 15 different vendors, including a couple that haven’t been to the Montrose Oktoberfest before, according to the Black Canyon Homebrewers...

Community, Movers & Shakers

HopeWest hires new chief development officer

By News Release

September 26, 2024

Ruth Frazier, Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) joins HopeWest serving as the Chief Development Officer (CDO). Frazier is responsible for fostering meaningful connections with supporters who share a passion for our mission and creating partnerships to care for our community. She’ll lead strateg...

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Elevate awards grant to All Points Transit

By News Release

September 26, 2024

Elevate Internet has announced All Points Transit as the recipient of its $10,000 Foundations for the Future Grant. “At Elevate we obviously focus a lot on strong connections, but not all those are through our fiber network. We’re just as committed to making sure our members and communities are conn...

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The final Montrose Truck Stop food truck rally is today

By News Release | City of Montrose

September 19, 2024

The fourth and final Montrose Truck Stop celebration will take place this coming Thursday, September 19, in the Block 93 public space featuring food trucks, live music, and shopping. Admission is free to the public. From June through September, the Montrose Truck Stop series has been held on the thi...

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Addiction treatment center rebrands, does work in Montrose every Monday

By Justin Tubbs | MBT

November 21, 2024

A mobile addiction treatment center that does work in Montrose and has a permanent addiction treatment center in Grand Junction, has rebranded. Before...

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New ‘SMART’ bus route will take Montrose commuters to and from Telluride

By Justin Tubbs | MBT

November 20, 2024

Commuters to and from Telluride will likely soon have a new way to get to work. The San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation, or SMART, has in...

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Kevin Saff offers Montrose an Un-Garnished menu

After two decades managing kitchens across the country, chef and Ridgway resident Kevin Saff is introducing his own mobile kitchen, Ungarnished Kitchen and Catering Limited.

By Cassie Knust | MBT

November 12, 2024

Kevin Saff was only 15 when he worked his first kitchen job washing dishes at a local bar and grill in Bradenton, Florida. While the now-chef and Ridg...

News

County unearths 100 years of history and community with time capsule

By Cassie Knust | MBT

November 12, 2024

Montrose County unveiled a time capsule capturing a century of local history from the historic county courthouse last Thursday. The capsule was origin...

FFA students push for agriculture awareness at Business and STEMposium

By Cassie Knust | MBT

November 13, 2024

Montrose High School’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter advocated for agricultural awareness and career pathways at last week’s 7th Annual MEDC...

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