2024 Teachers of the Year awarded at Educator Appreciation Reception
Community, News
2024 Teachers of the Year awarded at Educator Appreciation Reception
April 11, 2024
The Montrose Education Foundation, Inc. (MEF) hosted an Educator Appreciation Reception on Thursday, April 4, 2024 for all the Montrose County School District staff.  At this reception the 2024 Teacher of the Year recipients & the $10,000 Impact Award were announced.  The Montrose County School Dist...
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Olathe Sweet Corn Festival is moving to Montrose… again
Entertainment, Food & Beverage
Olathe Sweet Corn Festival is moving to Montrose… again
By Tonya 
April 10, 2024
The Olathe Sweet Corn Festival will not take place in Olathe this August, according to the festival’s Facebook page. An area-favorite event, the Olathe Sweet Corn Fest will be held at Cerise Park in Montrose instead of Olathe Town Park. According to the page, holding the event in Olathe was too expe...
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Garden center thriving 30 years after being asked ‘What are you thinking?’
Business, News
Garden center thriving 30 years after being asked ‘What are you thinking?’
By Justin Tubbs 
April 4, 2024
There was a time when Sheree Wanner didn’t know if she could keep going. In the early years, after purchasing a failing garden center that was, at that time, two miles south of Montrose city limits, she had her doubts, and so did most of the community. “Everyone said, ‘What are you thinking?’ No one...
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Buddies of 20 years and entrepreneurs open Mountain Trail Motors in formerly rundown building
Business, News
Buddies of 20 years and entrepreneurs open Mountain Trail Motors in formerly rundown building
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
March 28, 2024
It was 2003 when Adam Combs and Zach Lindberg first met, or “a million years ago” as Combs puts it. They were working for an auto dealership in Arizona, but they both had bigger dreams. They wanted to own their own business one day — to work for themselves, selling vehicles and making a living. But ...
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Local Glass Doctor franchise is tops in sales among 280 North American stores
Business, News
Local Glass Doctor franchise is tops in sales among 280 North American stores
By Justin Tubbs 
March 28, 2024
Luke and Star Bray are owners of the Glass Doctor Franchise in Montrose, after purchasing it a little more than a year ago. The two recently learned their business is the tops when it comes to sales per capita among some 280 Glass Doctor franchises across North America. The two have been together si...
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Fundraiser on the Nile: 2024 HopeWest gala a hit
Community, News
Fundraiser on the Nile: 2024 HopeWest gala a hit
By Justin Tubbs 
March 25, 2024
One of the events of the year in Montrose, this year’s HopeWest gala was a success, according to HopeWest Montrose Program Director Kelly Thompson. Since COVID restrictions limited the number of people who could attend the event in the past, HopeWest has expanded to hosting the same gala on two sepa...
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Ladybird officially opened, providing a nice stop-off for Hwy 550 travelers
Food & Beverage, News
Ladybird officially opened, providing a nice stop-off for Hwy 550 travelers
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
March 21, 2024
Ladybird, a new bakery and coffee shop in Colona, officially opened March 8. The building at 22 Hotchkiss Avenue, which formerly housed another coffee shop, was recently renovated by Heather Crane, a Montrose resident who purchased the  750 square-foot building and plot of land. (Crane is also the o...
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Living Legend: Betty Hayes, 99, named Woman of the Year
Community, Movers & Shakers
Living Legend: Betty Hayes, 99, named Woman of the Year
By Tonya Maddox 
March 21, 2024
Wow, what an incredible achievement for 99-year-old Betty Hayes to receive the coveted Woman of the Year award. Betty Haves, a local Rosie the Riveter’s inspiring story truly showcases that age is just a number when it comes to making a significant impact. On March 8 at the Annual Women of Distincti...
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‘Alien Disco’ eclipse-watching party planned for April 8 downtown
Business, Community...
‘Alien Disco’ eclipse-watching party planned for April 8 downtown
By Justin Tubbs 
March 21, 2024
If you live or work near downtown Montrose and don’t have plans for the April 8 solar eclipse, well... you do now. Montrose’s Development and Revitalization Team (DART)  is planning a cleverly named “Get Mooned” eclipse watching event for the day at Centennial Plaza, and there will be some fun (and ...
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Ask a Local Business: Cimarron Song Gallery
Business, Community
Ask a Local Business: Cimarron Song Gallery
By Jen Wolfe for the MBT 
April 10, 2025
You don’t have to travel to Jackson Hole, Scottsdale, or Santa Fe to purchase fine art. Cimarron Song Gallery, located at 901 E. Main St. in Montrose ...
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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