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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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Montrose Business Times The City of Montrose is planning a full day of Independence Day festivities on July 4, including a downtown parade, farmers market activities, a free concert and a fireworks display, according to a city news release. This year’s celebration carries the theme “Our Heritage” and coincides with the 250th anniversary of the […]
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The Delta Egyptian Theater has launched an emergency fundraising campaign to raise $70,000 for a new digital cinema projector after the theater’s system suffered a catastrophic failure and could no longer be repaired. The nonprofit theater announced the “Save the Screen — Project the Future” campaign this week, with a goal of raising the money […]
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Montrose Business Times After nearly three decades working in cardiovascular care, a Montrose Regional Health caregiver is using a newly published book to shine a light on the emotional challenges often faced by healthcare workers behind the scenes. George Dewiliby, who works in the hospital’s catheterization laboratory, recently published “The Light I Had to Fight […]
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News Release The Ute Indian Museum has installed permanent metal replicas of the seals representing the three Ute tribes, replacing flags that were frequently damaged by the strong winds common in the Uncompahgre Valley. The new display, located on the north side of the museum, features the seals of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the […]
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The Montrose County School District Board of Education voted 4-3 Tuesday night to place Superintendent Carrie Stephenson on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an ongoing third-party investigation involving employee complaints connected to Olathe Elementary School and the departure of its principal, Jennifer Hesse, who was put on paid leave and later resigned. Board […]
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A gas leak caused by demolition work at the former Hartman Bros. building prompted evacuations and power outages affecting several blocks of downtown Montrose on Wednesday afternoon. According to information from the scene, a demolition crew working at the former Hartman Bros. building on South First Street struck a gas line, resulting in a leak […]
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