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The jokes started almost as soon as Adam Combs settled into the barber chair at Classics Barber Shop. Kodie Coblentz, who has cut Combs’ hair for about eight years, pointed out the increasing amount of gray. Combs said he regularly lies about having gray hair, but his barber never goes along with the lie. “I […]
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PRUF proved there was an appetite for its New York-style slices when customers lined up around the corner during its opening weekend in January. Now, seven months later, the owners are ready to find out what the business can do without being constrained by a small kitchen and dining room. PRUF opened Wednesday in its […]
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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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Amazon’s new Montrose delivery station is designed to take days off local delivery times while processing as many as 28,000 packages per week. The company provided a behind-the-scenes look at the facility, located on County Road near the airport, Monday morning during a small tour and ribbon-cutting attended by members of the press, local economic-development […]
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Montrose Business Times The Gold Mountain Fire reached 89% containment Wednesday as firefighters continued repairing suppression lines and extinguishing isolated pockets of heat, marking another significant milestone in the nearly six-week firefight. The wildfire remains at 39,507 acres about 2 miles northeast of Ouray. Containment has increased from 59% a week ago to 89%, while […]
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News Release City of Montrose To help prepare local Montrose County School District students for success in the upcoming school year, the Montrose Police Department is hosting its 2026 School Supply Drive until Tuesday, August 11. Officers will be collecting school supplies to help our local students and teachers get back to school with everything […]
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Two dozen local businesses were recognized Thursday evening as Our Town Matters celebrated entrepreneurship during its fifth annual Small Business Awards at the Holiday Inn & Suites. Business owners, community leaders and supporters filled the venue for the cocktail reception and awards ceremony, where 24 businesses were honored after being selected through a community nomination […]
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A new festival celebrating punk music, skateboarding and local art is set to make its debut in Montrose this fall. KVNF Community Radio will host the inaugural Punk on the Unc from noon to 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at Riverbottom Park and the Montrose Skatepark. The free, all-ages event will feature eight punk bands from […]
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There are businesses that sell things, and then there are businesses that ignite a love for something bigger than themselves. Ed’s Fly Shop, tucked right in the heart of downtown Montrose at 432 E. Main Street, is unmistakably the latter. Owner Ed LeViness has spent more than two decades chasing trout on some of the […]
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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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