Montrose County News

After Amendment 64 was passed, Montrose passed a six month moratorium on all marijuana retailers.

WAY OF THE MTN We all know the vagaries of springtime in the Rockies. Some years it's snow clear up until June, and even a few times after.

Montrose County Historical Museum will be having a "Night at the Museum" open house on May 16th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. The Museum will be joining the ReNew Art Crawl on west main.

MONTROSE COUNTY, Colo.- Public Works employees come forward stating their displeasure with the Montrose County Road and Bridge Department.

Private organizations that help municipalities connect children in need with foster care families and potential adoption homes are struggling in western Colorado.

MONTROSE COUNTY Montrose County Assessor Brad Hughes announced that 2013 Notice of Valuations were mailed May 1 in accordance with Colorado Revised Statutes.

MONTROSE, Colo- Montrose County is keeping man's best friend safe, especially when it's in the line of duty.

The Montrose Fire Protection District, MFPD, along with Montrose County recently received funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Assistance to Firefighters Grant to replace existing dispatch radio equipment which is described as "no longer operationally reliable," to improve the district's communications.

MONTROSE COUNTY The Montrose County Sheriff's Office is seeking information about a dog that sustained a gunshot to its head sometime between April 21-23. The yellow Labrador retriever was found climbing out of a canal in Olathe near Amber and 6000 roads on April 23.

An aerial view of the Montrose Regional Airport. In March 32,061 passengers passed through the airport's gates, the largest number of passengers in a single month in the airport's history.

MONTROSE After nearly four-and-a-half hours of presentations, discussion and divided public comment, the Montrose Planning Commission on Thursday unanimously voted to continue a special use permit hearing until May 23 to address some lingering concerns about a proposed gravel pit atop Moonlight Mesa south of Montrose.

On Saturday, April 27, 2013, the Montrose Police Department, Montrose County Sheriffs Office and DEA are partnering with City Market, Walgreens and Target in Montrose to take back unused prescription medications.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Radiation Program announced on Thursday that Energy Fuels Resources Corp.

MONTROSE COUNTY With its management agreement with the Montrose Memorial Hospital coming to an end on July 31, the Basin Clinic Board is desperately seeking a way to keep the rural clinic, located in Naturita, open for at least 40 hours a week.

A dog was shot in the head and left in a canal and now Montrose Sheriff officials are investigating who is responsible.

Last November Lone Eagle Land Brokerage sold 556 acres to the Lazy K Bar Land and Cattle Co.

The Montrose County sheriff is looking for whoever shot a dog in the head and left her in a canal.

MONTROSE, Colo.- A deadly traffic accident shut down a Western Slope highway for hours on Tuesday morning.

The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a fatal two-vehicle accident this morning south of Montrose involving a county-owned dump truck.