Montrose Fresh

A tight race for the State House District 58 Republican nomination has both candidates on pins and needles as they await official results.

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Montrose County Manager Jon Waschbusch tendered his resignation June 20, announcing he will leave Aug. 4, after 19 years in the county’s employ.

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Next year will mark 20 years since Lowe started skydiving, and in that time he’s put up the numbers to prove it, logging around 12,500 dives and over 700 wingsuit jumps.

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The Montrose County School District has completed contract negotiations with staff ahead of the upcoming school year. The district reached an agreement with the Uncompahgre Valley Education Association that totals $6 million and represents an overall average increase for staff salaries and benefits of 12.6 %.

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Protect agriculture. Take housing needs into account. Retain viewsheds while allowing for crucial development. Be mindful of roads, access and traffic impacts. All this — and more — is part of the tall order the Montrose County Master Plan is to fill as the guiding document is updated for the first time in 13 years.

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Montrose boasts about 20 miles, cumulative, of trails in parks and along the river corridor. It’s all wonderful for hikers and nature-lovers. But it’s not so easy to patrol: vehicles can’t reach all of the remote spots; mountain bikes can’t access all of the terrain, either, and on foot can be too slow for crime prevention and public safety.

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The varying visions for a redesign of Montrose High School are quite impressive — architectural renderings show sunlight streaming through windows and skylights, illuminating a modern campus designed to serve a growing student population well into the future. But those visions, the Montrose County School District Board of Education learned Tuesday night, come with equally eye-popping price tags. 

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Cerise Park had a rainbow splash of color over the event-filled weekend for Montrose County’s first annual Pride celebration.

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Today - We're focusing on how geothermal energy could play a pivotal role in reducing carbon emissions in Colorado, with a spotlight on the town of Rico.

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A recent foreclosure sale of the former Russell Stover candy factory building failed to draw any bidders. Despite drawing a handful of spectators, no one stepped forward with the three point one-eight million dollar minimum bid at the Wednesday sale.

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