Montrose County reports first West Nile virus death of 2026

Montrose Business Times Montrose County has reported its first West Nile virus-related death of the year as the number of confirmed cases in the county has climbed above last year’s total. Montrose County Public Health announced Sept. 9 that an 83-year-old Montrose County woman had died in connection with the virus. Her death was reported […]

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7 Brew Drive Thru Coffee ‘reopens’ Montrose location with plans to expand across Western Slope

The 7 Brew drive-thru coffee stand in Montrose has new ownership, and its new operators see the location as more than a single acquisition. For Houston-based Emerge, Montrose is the starting point for a larger expansion of the rapidly growing coffee chain across Western Colorado. Emerge recently purchased the Montrose 7 Brew location at 1433 […]

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An Olathe staple: El Rinconcito Restaurant and 23 years of food, family and resilience

When the business that would become El Rinconcito Restaurant struggled to attract customers, Estela Fernandez and her husband found another way to keep going. Beginning around midnight, they baked hamburger and torta buns along with Mexican sweet breads such as conchas and puerquitos. They worked until about 5 a.m., when her husband left to report […]

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City Market’s south Montrose store is largest in Colorado after grand reopening Wednesday

Well over 100 people gathered in the parking lot outside City Market’s south Montrose store Wednesday morning as the company celebrated the completion of an $18.5 million expansion. Customers stood alongside store employees as City Market handed out door prizes, recognized workers and cut the ribbon on a project that added 20,000 square feet and […]

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The Coffee Trader is back at Montrose Regional Airport after being awarded contract

Three years after losing the contract to operate the food and beverage concession at Montrose Regional Airport, The Coffee Trader is back. The longtime Montrose-based coffee company recently reopened its airport café after successfully bidding to reclaim the concession contract, replacing San Juan Coffeehouse, which had operated the space since 2023. For Dee Coram, who […]

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MRH expands physician coverage to maintain pulmonary services during deployment

Montrose Business Times Montrose Regional Health’s pulmonology clinic will continue operating with additional physician coverage while Dr. Andrew Hersh serves on a temporary military deployment, the health system announced in a news release. Hersh, a pulmonologist at MRH and a 19-year member of the U.S. Air Force, is expected to return in November. Patients with […]

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