The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) continued its long-standing commitment to Colorado’s wildlife conservation and hunting by teaming up with partners to distribute nearly $4 million for 33 ...

In a quarterly Sales and Use Tax Comparison update, the City of Gunnison reported a nearly 38% decline in sales tax on cannabis since 2021. Despite the decline, City Planner Amanda Wilson said ...

Last week a friend and I set out to visit another friend who has long lived on the Grand Mesa, the flat top mountain in Western Colorado known to the ancients as Thunder Mountain or Thigunawat, (home ...

A lightning storm in Montrose County ignited two wildfires on the North and South rims of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on July 10. The South Rim Fire — the larger of the two blazes — ...

In an epic season closer, Gunnison’s U14 softball team dominated Salida in a five-inning runaway on July 14.

The band was Sunny Downpour, and musician Megan Pintus said that Sunny Downpour loves to participate because the Music Cruise pulls so many people together in a spirit of joy and fun. Seven-year-old ...

After weeks of angst and uncertainty over the future of the Gunnison Valley Regional Housing Authority, a plan for moving forward is beginning to come into focus. The board met on Monday to hear ...

On July 7 the Gunnison Cowboys volleyball team took down the Artesia Bulldogs of New Mexico on their way to a second-place finish in the Western Colorado University varsity team camp. The game started ...

Curecanti National Recreation Area closed a portion of Blue Mesa Reservoir west of the Middle Bridge to all boating activities on July 13. According to InciWeb, the closure will enable firefighting ...

In his classic book, “Into Thin Air,” Jon Krakauer wrote: “Climbing was a magnificent activity, I firmly believed, not in spite of the inherent perils, but precisely because of them.” The same ...

Gunnison County Sheriff Adam Murdie implemented Stage 1 fire restrictions on Thursday, July 3. The decision was made in coordination with the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service. The ...

Gunnison High School has appointed Chase Starman to take over as the head football coach following the departure of Paul Vickers last fall. Starman is a former Western Colorado University wide ...