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Colorado’s oldest drive-in theater has changed with the times, but nostalgia still gets top billing
On a crisp Saturday evening in April, Hezekiah Morrison drove his pickup to the Star Drive-in Theatre for a screening of “Kung Fu Panda 4.” He parked so the truck bed faced the screen and lined it with pillows and blankets for optimal comfort. On the side, he hung a vintage speaker box that provided sound to the film.
Possible storms continuing tomorrow with warm temperatures
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Afternoon highs will continue to push into the 80’s for the rest of the work week for Grand Junction with Montrose trailing right behind. Thursday through the weekend will be sunny and even hotter.
Above average temperatures expected all week
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX)— Afternoon highs are expected to continue to be in the upper 70’s and 80’s in Grand Junction all week and into the weekend with Montrose being just a few degrees cooler. There is a slight chance for showers in the valleys on Tuesday and Wednesday, but most of the moisture will be focused in the high country. The end of the work week and weekend will bring lots of sunshine to the forecast region too.
Nonprofit helping rural teachers further their education
OURAY, Colo. (KREX) — The Ouray Teacher’s Fund was founded less than two years ago to help keep Ouray school teachers passionate about their work. To refresh their love of what they’re learning about. Their love of what they’re teaching and sharing with students. The winner in this interaction really is the student who has a teacher who’s deeply engaged in the learning process, therefore modeling deep engagement with the material.
Traffic detour following U.S. 50 bridge closure could put Colorado’s threatened sage grouse at risk
A rare bird found only in Colorado and Utah could be at risk as the rising rumble of cars disrupts the otherwise quiet sagebrush habitat along a dirt county road now serving as a detour route for the closed U.S. 50 bridge, wildlife biologists say. A few hundred Gunnison sage...
Montrose Monday!
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — Recurring guest, Tonya Maddox, tells WesternSlopeNow about the Ladies Giving Club of Montrose. The club’s upcoming event is on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at The Bridges. Maddox also discusses Karaoke at the Theatre. Karaoke starts at 7 p.m. on Sunday at Magic Circle Theatre....
Matthew Dunham set to go to court Thursday
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A Montrose man who’s facing 16 counts of sexual assault on a child and 2 counts of child abuse will appear in a Mesa County courtroom on Thursday morning. 37-year-old Matthew Dunham, from Montrose, will go to his review hearing in Mesa County. He...
Lake City cutoff now open to larger trucks, trailers
Approximately three weeks after the Middle Bridge on US Highway 50 over Blue Mesa Reservoir was closed for safety concerns, cutting off traffic flow between Gunnison and areas to the west, a full analysis of the bridge’s damage and the repairs needed is about halfway done. There is still no estimated timeline of when the bridge might reopen, but one alternate route is opening to a wider range of vehicles this week. Other alternate routes between Gunnison County and areas to the west are not yet ready to open due to inclement spring weather.
Two people dead in car accident
DELTA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — Bradley Joseph Armendariz of Delta and Tasha Nicole Cruz of Montrose died in a vehicle accident on Colorado 65 on April 28 in Delta County. Sometime during the night at milepost 3.5, the driver lost control of the Ford Expedition and it rolled, throwing the two people out of the car, who were not wearing seatbelts.
U.S. 50 bridge closure may continue for several months
A major road connecting Gunnison and Montrose was closed indefinitely over safety concerns after cracks were found in a bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir on April 18. CDOT officials said Tuesday that the repairs to the bridge could take months to complete. Local detours are opening up, easing the pressure on communities on both sides of the closure.
Slow warming and showers mark the end of this week
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Grand Junction cooled to 29 degrees Wednesday morning, breaking the record low temperature for the date. Grand Junction was below freezing for just two hours and below 30 degrees for only ten minutes. Montrose cooled to 32 degrees and spent about ten minutes at freezing. Cortez only cooled to 34 degrees. The wind relaxed, but it stayed just high enough to mix some warmer air to the ground from aloft around Montrose and Cortez.
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