Montrose Regional Health exploring partnership with Community Health in Grand Junction

Montrose Regional Health and Community Hospital in Grand Junction have signed a letter of intent to explore forming a new nonprofit entity aimed at strengthening community-based health care across western Colorado and eastern Utah. Montrose Regional Health announced the exploratory partnership Monday via a press release, describing it as a collaboration designed to improve efficiency […]

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City manager highlights housing partnerships, civility during State of the City public meeting

Montrose City Manager Bill Bell spoke last week at the Montrose Pavilion as part of the city’s annual State of the City program, which featured presentations from several city leaders highlighting progress and priorities for the year ahead. Bell’s portion of the program focused on community pride, housing partnerships and the city’s evolving approach to […]

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Rec District to expand at Colorado Outdoors after selling Field House; school district eyes Early Childhood Center

The Montrose County School District has finalized the purchase of the Field House property at 25 Colorado Ave. from the Montrose Recreation District, allowing the school district to plan for a potential Early Childhood Center while prompting a major relocation and expansion of recreation services on the north side of town. The property, adjacent to […]

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Community Options secures land for affordable housing project with components to support people with disabilities

A local nonprofit has taken a major step toward building affordable housing in Montrose, securing land and state funding for a 50-unit apartment development that will serve low- to moderate-income residents and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities as part of the broader Hilltop Neighborhood planned along 6600 Road. Community Options Inc. (COI) has secured […]

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DMEA withdraws from $72M federal solar award, citing rising risk and rate pressure

After once calling it a “monumental win,” Delta-Montrose Electric Association has withdrawn from a $72 million federal clean energy award that would have helped fund a 20-megawatt solar and battery storage project in western Colorado. The cooperative announced this week it is stepping away from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Powering Affordable Clean Energy Program, […]

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