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 Water users hope for slow meltTuesday, February 9, 2010 4:11 AM MSTMONTROSE â” Growers and other area water users are hedging their bets on a good spring â” defined, in part, as a slow-melting snowpack. More of this story |
TALKED ABOUT STORIES
- DMEA unhappy with state electric association membership (16)
- GOCO grant sought for MHS stadium project (12)
- Historic site deteriorating and neglected (10)
- Grant outcome determines future of 67.00 road project (6)
- Telluride group files legal challenge to Energy Fuels mill water (5)
Today's Stories
County announces new PIO, grants writer
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MONTROSE â” Montrose County has hired Kristin Scuderi as its new public information officer.
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Reading up: Northside Elementary hosting book fair through Thursday
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MONTROSE â” Students and parents are brushing up on their reading and getting a history lesson at the same time. Itâs all thanks to Northside Elementary Schoolâs Scholastic Book Fair, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. today through Thursday.
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Clerkâs office closed after odor prompts air testing
MONTROSE â” Most of the Montrose County Clerk and Recorderâs office will be closed this week, while an environmental engineering firm takes air samples, the county announced Monday in a news release.
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Telluride group files legal challenge to Energy Fuels mill water
TELLURIDE - A Telluride conservation nonprofit filed a legal challenge on January 26 in Montrose District Court to the proposed Energy Fuels (EF) Pinon Ridge yellowcake uranium mill, based on their belief that EF cannot prove they have the capacity to exploit and utilize water beneficially, and that they cannot avoid polluted water discharges from the mill.
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MONTROSE - Special education students at Northside Elementary School will ski for the first time ever Tuesday, but not without practice.
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IRS on high alert for fraudulent returns, warn of likely scams
MONTROSE - As tax season kicks into high gear, the Internal Revenue Service is warning people to be on high alert for scams â” including ones promising to plump up your tax refunds.
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MONTROSE - There is nothing âwarm and fuzzyâ about Voices for Childrenâs role, but its effect is significant.
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Cityâs âEmployee of the Yearâ leaving Montrose
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MONTROSE - City Engineer Jason Ullmann, who last month was named Montrose employee of the year, is resigning effective Feb. 26 to become the Colorado Division of Water Resourcesâ assistant division engineer for the Gunnison River Basin.
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MONTROSE - Bill Patterson, candidate for the Montrose City Councilâs at-large seat, will launch his campaign at 4:30 p.m. Monday on the steps of the former Elks Civic Building, 107 S. Cascade Ave. Patterson also will hold a âmeet the candidateâ event at 3 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Sandtrap Restaurant, 1350 Birch St.
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Drug kingpin sentenced in Denver
DENVER - Marijuana trafficker Miguel Angel Caro-Quintero was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison Thursday for his role in trafficking more than 100 tons of the drug into the United States, the U.S. Attorneyâs Office announced Friday.
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Walgreens offering free diabetes tests
MONTROSE - Walgreens is offering free diabetes tests from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, and residents can thank Oprah Winfrey for that.
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Airport ponders taxiway repairs
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MONTROSE â” To fix B, or not to fix B? That is the question for Montrose Regional Airport management.
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Historic site deteriorating and neglected
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MONTROSE â” Another victim of the cityâs slashed budget, a century-old archaeology site remains fenced at Cerise Park, awaiting its fate.
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Downtown Development Authority almost on ballot
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MONTROSE â” A new Downtown Development Authority â” and a property tax increase of up to 5 mills â” could be on a downtown election ballot April 6.
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MONTROSE - Five young girls have developed fitness routines that should last a lifetime, thanks to the Child Health Center at Northside Elementary School.
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10 years ordered in fatal DUI crash
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MONTROSE - Professing remorse, Juan Prieto Gonzalez offered various explanations Wednesday for the April 2009 crash that killed his 8-year-old son and severely injured two other children and their father.
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Telluride skier killed in rope collision
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TELLURIDE - Kevin Green, 51, an iconoclastic Tellurider and one of the regionâs pioneering skiers, was killed Monday afternoon on the ski area when he collided with a rope. The collision fractured Greenâs skull near the base of his brain and killed him instantly, said San Miguel County Coroner Bob Dempsey.Â
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Dramatic monologues bring domestic violence to the forefront
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MONTROSE - âThe Vagina Monologuesâ is coming to Montrose to highlight domestic violence and sexual crimes against women.
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Man held on âmistaken identityâ menacing complaint
MONTROSE - A Montrose man is accused of menacing a stranger in what police are calling a case of mistaken identity.
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Groups challenge mill water rights
MONTROSE â” Two Moab conservation groups are challenging Energy Fuelsâ water-right permit applications in Montrose County Water Court â” a legal action that Energy Fuelsâ CEO says comes as no surprise.
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Grant outcome determines future of 67.00 road project
MONTROSE â” Final designs for 67.00 and Oak Grove roads are 60 percent complete, but the project wonât move forward until the city learns whether it will get federal funding.
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Colorado Yurt gets grant for solar power
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MONTROSE â” For the Colorado Yurt Co., newly obtained federal money is a perfect counterpart to their established environmental philosophy.
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MONTROSE â” Wanted: A bit of your time. Reward: A positive difference in the life of a young person who needs a role model and responsible friend.
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Williams draws 5 years for meth distribution
MONTROSE â” A former state legislative candidate will spend the next five years in prison for his role in a drug ring, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
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Recent Stories
MONTROSE - There is nothing âwarm and fuzzyâ about Voices for Childrenâs role, but its effect is significant.
MONTROSE - Special education students at Northside Elementary School will ski for the first time ever Tuesday, but not without practice.
MONTROSE - As tax season kicks into high gear, the Internal Revenue Service is warning people to be on high alert for scams â” including ones promising to plump up your tax refunds.
TELLURIDE - A Telluride conservation nonprofit filed a legal challenge on January 26 in Montrose District Court to the proposed Energy Fuels (EF) Pinon Ridge yellowcake uranium mill, based on their belief that EF cannot prove they have the capacity to exploit and utilize water beneficially, and that they cannot avoid polluted water discharges from the mill.
DENVER - Marijuana trafficker Miguel Angel Caro-Quintero was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison Thursday for his role in trafficking more than 100 tons of the drug into the United States, the U.S. Attorneyâs Office announced Friday.
MONTROSE - Bill Patterson, candidate for the Montrose City Councilâs at-large seat, will launch his campaign at 4:30 p.m. Monday on the steps of the former Elks Civic Building, 107 S. Cascade Ave. Patterson also will hold a âmeet the candidateâ event at 3 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Sandtrap Restaurant, 1350 Birch St.
MONTROSE - City Engineer Jason Ullmann, who last month was named Montrose employee of the year, is resigning effective Feb. 26 to become the Colorado Division of Water Resourcesâ assistant division engineer for the Gunnison River Basin.
MONTROSE - Walgreens is offering free diabetes tests from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, and residents can thank Oprah Winfrey for that.
