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Stand-off with law enforcement shuts down U.S. 50
OLATHE, Colo. (KREX) — In the late morning hours on Monday, April 22, Colorado State Patrol assisted the Montrose Sheriffs Department and Olathe Police in shutting down U.S. Highway 50 in both directions after a shooting suspect barricaded themselves in a home near the highway. Cars on U.S. 50...
Hickenlooper holds public meeting to hear western slope residents views on Dolores Canyon
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Senator John Hickenlooper will be hosting a public meeting Friday afternoon and Saturday morning to hear from western slope residents about the effort to conserve the Dolores Canyons in Mesa and Montrose counties as Colorado’s newest national monument. The Friday meeting took place in...
Berg: 'Come, Holy Spirit!'
In the time between the celebrations of Easter and Pentecost, an interim of 49 days, it is my privilege as bishop to travel southern Colorado over the western slope and administer the sacrament of confirmation. We have now completed 13 such celebrations in Durango, Pagosa Springs, Alamosa, Antonito, Capulin, and Pueblo; and are now moving into Grand Junction, Montrose, Gunnison, and points between. Each celebration brings from 14-50+ candidates, as young as 9 years and upwards, into...
Changes to child protective services in Montrose
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — Montrose County’s Child Welfare Department held a public forum Wednesday to inform the community about a new approach to child protective services. The new approach, called differential response, gives responders the chance to partner with families, provide services, and create a softer approach. Program...
Disaster emergency declared for US 50 bridge closure over Blue Mesa Reservoir
Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera has verbally declared a disaster emergency after the U.S. Highway 50 bridge over the Blue Mesa Reservoir was closed last week. The declaration will help support the response and recovery with a coordinated framework for the statewide response to reopen the bridge. The declaration also initiated the process for requesting federal assistance which includes supplemental highway funding. The Colorado Department of Transportation shut down the bridge last week due to concerns for bridge safety after cracking was noticed. The bridge closure is located between Gunnison and Montrose from U.S. 50 mile marker 131, the intersection with Colorado Highway...
KEBLER EFFORT:
County and state road crews started work this week to get Kebler Pass Road open earlier than normal. The hope is to provide another route between Gunnison and Montrose since Highway 50 is closed to traffic due to defects in the Middle Bridge. Thank an elf when you see them! Photo by Robby Lloyd.
It is what it is….so show some grace
Ahhhh, the never surprising and always constant spring question is arising a bit earlier than usual this year — Is Kebler open yet? No. But it will probably be open as early as ever this year. And that is only because a calamitous structural defect discovered in a bridge crossing Blue Mesa Reservoir by the Dillon Pinnacles closed that bridge on April 18 making any quick trip between Gunnison County and Montrose pretty much impossible. It is what it is. Despite criticism from the conspiracy theorists trolling social media and people wondering why Joe Biden didn’t obviously see this coming and get on it a couple years ago, the response from state and local officials has been pretty darn good in a pretty bad situation.
Shelter Distilling To Open New Location In Montrose, Colorado
Shelter Distilling, an artisan distillery based in Mammoth Lakes, California, has announced the opening of a new location in Montrose, Colorado. The distillery is known for distilling a range of spirits including gin, agave, whiskey, and bourbon. Following the establishment of the Mammoth Lakes location, Shelter Distilling experienced a rapid...
No timeline for Highway 50 bridge reopening
Kebler, Lake City Cutoff, boats all coming into play. Almost a week after suddenly closing the so-called Middle Bridge on Highway 50 near the Dillon Pinnacles there is no anticipated timeline for when the bridge might reopen to traffic. While not making any official projections, local and state officials are starting to prepare for a possible closure that lasts into the busy summer tourism season.
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