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Smoke Advisory Issued for Montrose County as Gold Mountain Fire Continues to Grow The Montrose County Sheriff’s Office has issued a pre-evacuation notice for a portion of the Gold Mountain Fire area as the wildfire has grown to 18,005 acres under critical fire weather conditions. The notice applies to evacuation Zone 34, which includes properties […]
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Eight years after opening Phelanies Speakeasy in downtown Montrose, owners Phil and Melanie Freismuth are giving the business across from Horsefly a new identity. Later this month, the bar — whose name is a mashup of Phil and Melanie — will reopen as Phelanies Tipsy Tiki Bar, replacing its Prohibition-era cocktail lounge atmosphere with a […]
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For many pet owners, watching a beloved dog struggle to rise from the floor, hesitate at the foot of the stairs, or slow down on a favorite walk is a quiet heartbreak. Until recently, families in Montrose and across the Western Slope had few local options for addressing those struggles beyond routine veterinary care. That […]
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Montrose Business Times The Gold Mountain Fire northeast of Ouray nearly doubled in size to 14,960 acres Tuesday as extreme fire behavior pushed the wildfire into new terrain under red flag conditions, according to Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team 3. The fire remained 0% contained Wednesday morning. The wildfire, which started June 27 […]
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Montrose Police Department announced on Facebook Sunday, amid concern for wildfire conditions in the area, the Fourth of July fireworks show at Riverbottom Park would be postponed to a later date. Telluride last week canceled its own fireworks display. The Town of Ouray on Sunday also announced the cancelation of its fireworks show. See the […]
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When Luke and Star Bray bought Glass Doctor of Montrose in 2023, owning a small local glass shop was enough. Now, the couple operates two. Glass Doctor of Montrose has acquired the Glass Doctor territory in Grand Junction to form the new Glass Doctor of Western Colorado, adding five employees and expanding the company’s footprint […]
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News Release | Telluride Fire Protection District The annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration in Telluride Town Park has been canceled due to extreme fire danger in the area, the Telluride Volunteer Fire Department (TVFD) and the Telluride Fire Protection District (TFPD) announced. The decision was made following a thorough analysis conducted during weekly meetings […]
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Construction is continuing on a major expansion of the City Market south grocery store in Montrose, with local contractor Able Excavation completing site preparation and infrastructure work for the project. According to a news release from Able Excavation, the project includes a 20,000-square-foot expansion of the grocery store. The company recently completed foundational and utility […]
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Tina Carver for theMontrose Business Times A proposed amendment to Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) meant to increase director term limits failed to garner enough votes during the cooperative’s 2026 Annual Meeting on June 18 at Olathe High School. Had it been approved, the amendment would have allowed directors to serve up to four consecutive four-year […]
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One of the Western Slope’s most established accounting firms entered a new era at the start of this year. Buckendorf, Haynes CPAs, a fixture in the Montrose community for years, is now under the sole ownership of Eric Haynes — the Haynes side of the partnership, following a carefully managed transition from longtime partner Dena […]
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