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News Release | Montrose County The Montrose County Board of County Commissioners has announced a leadership transition as Commissioner Sue Hansen steps down from her role as Chair of the Board, allowing Commissioner Kirstin Copeland to assume the position of Board Chair for the remainder of the year. The transition reflects the Board’s commitment to […]
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One of fly fishing’s most recognizable names is officially calling Montrose home. Mayfly Outdoors announced Tuesday that it has relocated Renzetti’s manufacturing operations from Titusville, Florida, to the company’s Colorado Outdoors campus, bringing production of the high-end fly-tying vises and tools alongside fellow heritage brands Ross Reels and Abel Reels. The relocation comes nearly two […]
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Ask anyone who has built a business in Montrose County and they will tell you the same thing: agriculture is not background scenery. It is the economic engine that helped build this region and continues to drive it. From the moment the Gunnison Tunnel opened in 1909 and transformed the Uncompahgre Valley into one of […]
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Carter and Rory Murphey spent the past three years learning the Budget Blinds business before finally getting the opportunity to make it their own. The husband-and-wife team purchased Budget Blinds of Montrose and Telluride in February, completing a transition that had been discussed for roughly two years. Since taking ownership, the Murpheys say the business […]
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By Hank Lacey | Colorado Newsline The Wayne N. Aspinall Unit, Colorado’s only stake in a federal hydropower system that sells power across the West, is on pace to generate nearly 30% less electricity than its historical average dating to 1978, according to the Bureau of Reclamation. The shortfall is the latest sign of a […]
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Two additional hotels are planned for the Colorado Outdoors development in Montrose, where developers expect to break ground on a previously announced Hampton Inn & Suites before October. The Hampton would be followed successively by a Home2 Suites by Hilton and a SpringHill Suites by Marriott, representatives of Lamont Companies told the Montrose Urban Renewal […]
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Montrose Business Times The Gold Mountain Fire has grown to 31,420 acres, but cooler, more humid weather and light showers helped keep fire activity relatively quiet Tuesday as firefighters increased containment to 8%. The fire, burning about 2 miles northeast of Ouray, had earlier this week prompted evacuation orders and notices across portions of Ouray, […]
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(Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by Colorado Newsline. Find it here.) Story by Lindsey Toomer | Colorado Newsline Communities across Colorado are under evacuation and preevacuation orders as crews respond to multiple large-scale wildfires under high-risk weather conditions. The largest active fire is the Aspen Acres Fire outside of Pueblo, which grew to […]
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The notes from an antique Becker Brothers piano drift through The Rye & The Rose, where saddles sit on wooden shelves and cocktails with names like Saddle Leather and The Outlaw’s Prayer are served alongside oysters, small plates and grazing boards. The piano, dating to around the turn of the 20th century, is not just […]
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The Gold Mountain Fire entered southwestern Gunnison County by Monday morning, prompting a mandatory evacuation there as Montrose County issued a voluntary evacuation notice for another area threatened by the nearly 28,000-acre fire. Gunnison County Emergency Management issued a mandatory evacuation for Zone 32, which includes the Bear Claw, Silver Jack, Eagle’s Rest and Little […]
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