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Montrose Monday!
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — Tonya Maddox, the founder and CEO of Our Town Matters, tells WesternSlopeNow about the Greater Montrose Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours event on March 28 and a community-wide Easter egg hunt at Grace Community Church on March 28. Also, mark your calendars for...
Colorado hospital names CFO
Paul Perrotti is the new CFO of Montrose (Colo.) Regional Health. Prior to joining the health system, Mr. Perrotti served as assistant CFO of Scion St. Francis-Emory Healthcare in Columbus, Ga., according to a recent news release. In that role, he was responsible for several "post-acquisitions and systems projects" after Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health transitioned its ownership stake in the hospital to Louisville, Ky.-based ScionHealth.
Zebra Mussels – Ridgway and Sweitzer Lakes’ game plan
RIDGWAY, Colo. (KREX) — Zebra mussels have been terrorizing highline lake for more than a year – enough to shut down the lake to boating this summer. The mussels are a fingernail-sized invasive mollusk that stick to everything…in massive numbers, which can clog drains and pipelines. Park...
Montrose Youth City Council Food Drive ending soon
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The Montrose Youth City Council’s Food Drive will be coming to a close on March 25th, meaning there is still time to donate if you haven’t already. The Youth City Council is partnering with Sharing Ministries to distribute food, non-perishables and other foods,...
Montrose Recreation Center to host father-daughter dance
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — It’s time for the inaugural Montrose Recreation Center Father-Daughter. The dance will be held on Saturday, March 23 at the Montrose Rec Center. Registration is $25 for each couple and $5 for each additional child. Click here to register.
City of Montrose adds building to historic register
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — Montrose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to add the E.J. Mathews Mercantile/Callaway Bros. building to the city’s Register of Historic Places. City Planner William Reis, in a presentation to the city council, said the building meets the criteria to be on the city’s register...
Municipal Election Information for Fruita and Montrose
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Ballot information and voting deadlines are listed below for the Montrose and Fruita City Municipal Elections. Ballots for the City of Montrose’s Municipal Election on April 2nd have been mailed out to all registered voters. This shipment took place during the week of March 11-15th.
True Grit Cafe – John Wayne’s old stomping grounds
RIDGWAY, Colo. (KREX) — The True Grit Cafe, built in 1985, has always been a tribute to John Wayne and his movie “True Grit,” filmed in Ouray, Ridgway, and Telluride. While they get ready to change ownership, the new owner says the name and traditions will stay the same.
Body-brokering funeral home owner appeals 20-year sentence
DENVER (CN) — A funeral home owner asked the Tenth Circuit on Thursday to recalculate her double-decade sentence after she pleaded guilty to a federal crime related to brokering the body parts of deceased individuals brought to her for cremation. Over the course of eight years, Megan Hess, the...
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