Small Business Awards names local garden center to ‘Hall of Fame’
Business, Community
Small Business Awards names local garden center to ‘Hall of Fame’
By Montrose Business Times 
August 8, 2024
This year's Small Business Awards were headlined by Sheree Wanner's Camelot Gardens, which entered the Small Business Awards Hall of Fame at the Montrose Pavilion. A total of 16 other businesses were recognized and awarded. Winners were: Black Dog Equipment Camp Robber Clearnetworx Culver's Fabula F...
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Food trucks, Saturdays… and a local fly shop featured on popular series
Community, Entertainment
Food trucks, Saturdays… and a local fly shop featured on popular series
By Kevin Clay | DART on Point 
August 8, 2024
The Summer of ’24 might go down as the summer of food trucks in Montrose! Discussion around these tasty treat trailers dominated a healthy portion of the August meeting. This year, on the third Thursday of each summer month, DART sponsors The Truck Stop on Block 93. Block 93 is the colloquial name f...
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Developers get state funds to build more affordable housing in Montrose
Community, News
Developers get state funds to build more affordable housing in Montrose
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
July 25, 2024
An affordable-housing developer with investment in Montrose got news last week that it would receive $8 million toward a new project that would mean 60 new units, only available to individuals and families that make a percentage of the area median income (AMI) in the area. That exciting news came as...
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Interim county manager named as Montrose County takes applications
Community, News
Interim county manager named as Montrose County takes applications
By Montrose Business Times 
July 25, 2024
Montrose County recently appointed Assistant County Manager Emily Sanchez to interim county manager. Sanchez’s term as interim county manager overlaps with County Manager Jon Waschbusch’s departure to ensure a seamless transition. Sanchez has served as assistant county manager since last year. She p...
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The former Russell Stover manufacturing plant will soon have new, local owners
Business, Community
The former Russell Stover manufacturing plant will soon have new, local owners
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
July 18, 2024
The former Russell Stover candy manufacturing plant will very likely have new owners soon, and this time, they’re local. Just last month, the building went to foreclosure auction, and there were no bidders, returning the property to the lender. But afterward, a local group was willing and able to wo...
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Montrose Safeway location in divestiture plans for Kroger merger
Community, Food & Beverage
Montrose Safeway location in divestiture plans for Kroger merger
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
July 10, 2024
Kroger and Albertsons released their list of hundreds of grocery stores they plan to sell as part of a deal that would see the supermarket giants merge. The Montrose Safeway is one of those hundreds of stores that would be divested to C&S Wholesale Grocers, if regulators approve the $24.6 billion me...
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Montrose Children’s Museum is open this weekend
Community, Entertainment
Montrose Children’s Museum is open this weekend
By Tonya 
June 29, 2024
The Montrose Children's Museum is open this weekend, for the first time. Visitors can swing by or pre-register online for the chance to win prizes. The ribbon cutting was at 10:30 this morning. The museum has exhibits for kids at 221 Colorado Ave, Unit A. At the head of the planning is Mallory Shaff...
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Niagara-Hillcrest roundabout scheduled for July 3 open
Community, News
Niagara-Hillcrest roundabout scheduled for July 3 open
June 28, 2024
Pending any weather delays, the new roundabout at Niagara and Hillcrest is scheduled to open the evening of Wednesday, July 3, according to a Facebook post from the City of Montrose. The project has been in the works since December 2023.
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Commision
By Marcus Mitchell 
April 3, 2025
Just five weeks after voting unanimously to appoint Dr. Mirza Ahmed as Montrose County’s public health director, Commissioners Scott Mijares and Sean ...

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