Almont, CO

As a former Alpine Express driver I can say with certainty that one question I would get every now and then driving visitors to Crested Butte would be, “Where do y’all store the moguls in the summer?”. The response would involve me pointing at the avalanche mitigation humps...

In 2023, the Mountaineer Bowl will see a large renovation thanks to a generous donation from Paul (’78) and Katy Rady. Following the completion of the Paul M. Rady School of Computer Science and Engineering, this addition will bring Western Colorado University’s outdoor athletics facilities into the future. According to Interim President Nancy Chisholm,

If you travel the deserts of the American Southwest, you will see many piñon pines and junipers. The two types of trees are so prevalent in places, those landscapes are referred to as piñon-juniper or PJ woodlands. These slow-growing species are well adapted to heat and dryness. But...

The Crested Butte Titans track team closed out the regular season at the Last Chance meet in Monte Vista on Friday, May 13 and brought home some serious hardware and posted a slew of personal records (PR) to finish on a high note. Once the numbers were crunched statewide, three...

The former Country Meadows mobile home park just north of the City of Gunnison has undergone an ownership transition this spring, and with it has come housing insecurity for many who live there. After residents’ unsuccessful efforts to acquire the property for themselves, the new property owner has changed the park’s name and increased rent by more than 70% in the first few weeks of ownership. Residents report that maintenance of the property has ceased, and some are currently without water. Gunnison County representatives are hoping to work with the new owners, and legislation offering better protection to mobile home park residents has just been signed by Governor Jared Polis—but in the meantime hundreds of Gunnison County residents who own their mobile homes but not the land underneath them are reviewing their rights and limited options amidst a local housing crisis.

ALAMOSA – The Alamosa High School baseball team finished the regular season on Tuesday as it hosted Gunnison at Ortega Middle School. The visiting Cowboys didn’t make it easy, but the Mean Moose were able to hold on to take a 9-7 victory. “It was a little tougher...

ALAMOSA – The Alamosa High School girls golf team competed at the Gunnison Invitational Monday at Dos Rios Golf Course. The Lady Mean Moose were led by Morgan Ortega who tied for ninth place with a 97. Other Alamosa golfers were Kayla Medina who tied for 14th with a 107, and Kailyn Vigil who tied for 23rd with a 119.

This week, both the Crested Butte and Mt. Crested Butte town councils approved $60,000 to subsidize the Late Night Taxi service for the coming year. The action covers the expected subsidy needed to keep the service operating for another year. Running under the auspices of the Mountain Express and run...

Terminates property IGA with town of CB…looking at Spann property next door. The Crested Butte Fire Protection District is putting its proposal to construct a new fire station on a temporary hold while at the same time withdrawing from the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the town of Crested Butte. That IGA was the agreement that defined how the town would have provided the district 1.55 acres of land in the Slate River subdivision for the new emergency campus under certain conditions. Fire district representatives no longer see construction realistically starting in 2022 as hoped but they are communicating with Gunnison County about possibly building the campus or part of the campus on the land just north of the town boundary that is owned by Spann Ranches.

“Staffing in these divisions essential to town”. The Crested Butte Public Works department is facing more than a few challenges at the moment. The most dramatic might be the major increase in the estimated cost of the town’s wastewater plant improvement project. The original 2020 estimate of $8 million has skyrocketed to the most recent cost estimate of $23 million.

Online ballots only; results and board elections scheduled for August. Crested Butte South property owners will have the opportunity to cast ballots once again to update their governing documents through a month-long vote on restated covenants and amendments beginning July 1. The Crested Butte South Property Owner’s Association (POA) will hold a second vote on its covenants this summer after having nullified its previous November 2021 vote due to issues with vote allocations and ballot language. The POA board of directors has made it a priority in the past four months to address the former issues and prepare a new vote as quickly as possible.