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Montrose Police Department announced on Facebook Sunday, amid concern for wildfire conditions in the area, the Fourth of July fireworks show at Riverbottom Park would be postponed to a later date. Telluride last week canceled its own fireworks display. The Town of Ouray on Sunday also announced the cancelation of its fireworks show. See the […]
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News Release | Montrose Regional Health Montrose Regional Health’s annual Blood Draws and Health Fair returns Aug. 1-8, offering affordable blood testing, free health screenings, and trusted local healthcare resources for community members across Montrose County. For more than 37 years, the event has helped thousands of people gain valuable insights into their health at […]
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News Release | Telluride Fire Protection District The annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration in Telluride Town Park has been canceled due to extreme fire danger in the area, the Telluride Volunteer Fire Department (TVFD) and the Telluride Fire Protection District (TFPD) announced. The decision was made following a thorough analysis conducted during weekly meetings […]
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Tina Carver for theMontrose Business Times A proposed amendment to Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) meant to increase director term limits failed to garner enough votes during the cooperative’s 2026 Annual Meeting on June 18 at Olathe High School. Had it been approved, the amendment would have allowed directors to serve up to four consecutive four-year […]
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One of the Western Slope’s most established accounting firms entered a new era at the start of this year. Buckendorf, Haynes CPAs, a fixture in the Montrose community for years, is now under the sole ownership of Eric Haynes — the Haynes side of the partnership, following a carefully managed transition from longtime partner Dena […]
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Smoke over Montrose and other Colorado counties caused by large wildfires burning in Utah and Nevada prompted a state air quality advisory for western Colorado on Wednesday as the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests announced Stage 1 fire restrictions will take effect Thursday because of persistent severe fire conditions. The Colorado Department of […]
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News Release | Montrose Regional Health The Montrose Regional Health Foundation hosted its eighth annual Boot Stomp on June 5 at Storm King Mountain Ranch, bringing together community members for an evening of live music, dancing, barbecue, and auctions to benefit patients at the San Juan Cancer Center. More than 170 people attended the event, […]
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Montrose Business Times Concrete work is underway at the future Montrose Veterans Memorial, marking another milestone in the yearslong effort to create a permanent tribute to local veterans. According to a news release from the Montrose Veterans Memorial Coalition, crews from Alliance Ready Mix and Double A Landscaping poured concrete at the memorial site, 1800 […]
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Drive across Montrose on any given day and you’ll find it hard to miss the signs — literally and figuratively. New businesses opening on Main Street. A riverfront campus on the north end adding jobs and amenities at a pace this city hasn’t seen in years. A city budget that, at $168.9 million for 2026, […]
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Despite support from business owners, community members and some council members at Monday’s work session, the Montrose City Council on Tuesday took no action to correct a budget discrepancy that has left more than $238,000 in funding for Development and Revitalization Team programs in limbo. The issue stems from a data-entry error in the city’s […]
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