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Emails indicate town manager will apply for new position
Scott Robson’s decision to resign as Telluride town manager was, in part, due to “fatigue and often frustration” in his role, according to emails obtained by the Daily Planet. The Daily Planet filed a Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request with the Town of Telluride following Robson’s...
MV mayor believes Anne Brown is best candidate for county commissioner
Last summer Anne Brown and I shared a bleacher seat at the Pig Palace in Norwood, at the San Miguel Basin Fair. As we watched local kids show their livestock, we discussed some of the issues facing Mountain Village and the region. I had just been appointed Mayor of Mountain Village, and she had recently been appointed San Miguel County Commissioner. Anne asked a lot of questions during that conversation, and despite the cacophony of bleating goats and clucking chickens in the background, really listened to my answers.
Expect delays on Red Mountain Pass next week, says CDOT
SILVERTON, Colo. (KKCO) - If you’re planning to travel along Highway 550 through Red Mountain Pass within the next week, you might want to plan on getting to your destination a little later than planned. The Colorado Department of Transportation says to expect delays due to construction work in the area.
T Bone Burnett to direct Telluride Bluegrass docuseries
If you’re looking for the next George Clooney, you may find him picking a five-string banjo on stage this summer at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival — and on film soon in the newest T Bone Burnett project, an epic look at the state of the art of bluegrass music from the perspective of one of the oldest independent music festivals in the country.
Lake City cutoff eases some traffic woes on U.S. 50 but long waits are still the norm
It’s midday and there is a long line of vehicles on the Highway 149 side of the cutoff. Drivers like Steve Bonnell are queuing up for the noon opening of County Road 26. He owns a nearby ranch and is driving a pickup truck that’s pulling an empty livestock trailer. He’s using the Lake City cutoff to return to Mesa County to get another load of cattle.
A 'determined' local finds a mail solution with Clark's Market
Thousands of packages are arriving at the Telluride Post Office daily and one problem-solving local in Telluride has gone the extra mile to dedicate his time to finding a system to help: Amazon Lockers. A conversation kicked off in the Telluride Post Office among locals waiting in line for any...
Local climate and environmental orgs receive EPA grant
Local environmental organizations EcoAction Partners (EAP) and Sheep Mountain Alliance (SMA) were recently awarded a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement regional environmental justice initiatives. This collaboration with the EPA — under the organization’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving (EJCPS) grants — will give SMA and EAP $150,000 over the next three years, starting in the spring of 2024, to address environmental and public health concerns in San Miguel and Montrose counties.
Telluride Balloon Festival to kick off this weekend
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The Telluride Balloon Festival is celebrating 40 years this weekend, May 31st to June 2nd, with 13 hot air balloons launched from Town Park early Saturday and Sunday morning. New 40th anniversary t-shirts will be available during balloon inflation in the morning portion of the...
Miners atop All-League lax list
In German, ‘fertig’ can be translated as ‘ready’ or ‘complete.’. And in the 2024 boys’ lacrosse season, no skipper in the 4A Mountain got his team more ready to succeed than Telluride’s Grayson Fertig. Or perhaps had a more complete squad; the Miners ran the table in league play, posting a perfect 10-0 mark and finished an incredible 13-1 overall—a heartbreaking, last-second 12-11 loss in the CHSAA Class 4A State Tournament’s Great Eight phase, the only blemish on their record.
What makes a good editor?: Mike Wilson annotates a complex story he edited
EDITOR’S NOTE: In this installment of our occasional series “What Makes a Good Editor,” we featured a Q&A with Mike Wilson of The New York Times “Great Reads” and follow it with his annotation below of a long-term reporting project he edited. Divided by Politics,...
11 Colorado cities to get F-16 military flyovers this weekend
AURORA, Colo. — The Colorado National Guard will fly a formation of F-16C Vipers over Colorado communities on Saturday and Monday to commemorate Memorial Day. The 140th Wing will perform flyovers in Aurora and Silverton on Saturday. On Monday, Memorial Day, the Colorado Air National Guard will conduct flyovers...
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