Montrose Fresh

Today - We'll be discussing a legal dispute surrounding the construction of the Colorado Outdoors Medical Center. 

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If a proposed timeline to replace the recently resigned Montrose County manager goes as expected, there could be a formal offer to a candidate by late August.

But making the hire now could create a burden to taxpayers, if the new board of county commissioners coming into office next January finds the person unsuitable, said Scott Mijares during public comment at Wednesday’s commissioner meeting.

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The GOP House District 58 primary race is still seeing a razor-thin margin of victory; it’s just that the candidate in the lead has changed. Larry Don Suckla of Montezuma County had more votes than Delta’s Mark Roeber when the ballot curing process was done Friday — three more, 6,487 to 6,484.

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Someone has been stringing wires across area trails, prompting the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office and the local Forest Service to issue a safety alert and temporarily close the Wilson Mesa Trail.

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The Montrose Pride float and parade participants were reportedly the targets of harassment during the Fourth of July parade — including alleged vehicle damage and hateful comments.

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Montrose County is opting out of a new state law that further restricts where firearms may be carried.

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Delta-Montrose Electric Association’s latest solar plan is a little bit “audacious,” the local power cooperative’s chief engineering and energy resources officer says, but when it comes to fruition, it is expected to boost both rate and power supply stability.

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A Delta police officer who shot a man during a call on Bert Street last fall will not be charged for his use of force, even though he may have been mistaken about the man’s intent, District Attorney Seth Ryan determined.

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The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday vacated the sentences of former Montrose funeral home operator Megan Hess and her mother Shirley Koch, finding the lower court had erred in several ways in sentencing them to 20 and 15 years, respectively, for mail fraud involving the sale and transport of human remains.

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The Middle Bridge, along U.S. 50 between Montrose and Gunnison, will soon reopen to limited traffic, restoring a flow over the Blue Mesa Reservoir that has been cut off for months following an inspection that revealed cracks in the structure’s steel. 

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