TLN August 3, 2023

Mayoral race is still too close to call, new town council and school board members elected, school bond and hospital mill levy ballot measures pass, Miners volleyball and soccer teams advanced to post-season finals, and Telluride Ski Resort announces photo contest winners.

Town is working on clogged main sewer line, state legislature is looking at increasing the property tax rate for short-term rentals, Telluride business license fees will increase by at least 50 percent, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife is giving away kokanee salmon.

Local ultra runner Jenn Mann logs 236 miles in Moab race, Montrose Airport completes the majority of its $37 million renovation, San Miguel Power Association is raising its access fee, and don't miss the Halloween haunted house, party, and scavenger hunt.

San Miguel County Clerk Stephannie Van Damme and Mountain Village Council member Patrick Berry step down, Colorado voters consider Propositions HH and II, Blue Lakes Trail in Sneffels Wilderness Area could require a permit, and a Big Foot sighting in Southwest Colorado.

Dillon Gustafson arrested for multiple felonies after a traffic stop for reckless driving, Mountain Village has two new public art installations, Telluride School District has a few issues on the November ballot, and it's time for horror movies and cemetery tours.

San Miguel County releases East End Master Plan draft, Telluride Town Council imposes regulatory fees on certain short-term rentals, Telluride gives initial approval to extend water and wastewater to Society Turn parcel, and Original Thinkers festival is back on its feet.

County is offering COVID boosters and flu vaccines, state GOP seeks to block unaffiliated voters from voting in primaries, Telluride's Via Ferrata could be the first to be incorporated into the USFS trail system, and Second Chance Humane Society is full and looking for people to adopt or foster pets.

Armed suspect responsible for the "shelter in place" order is still at large, Deep Creek trail reroute almost complete, ranchers can use lethal force against wolves who kill livestock or dogs, and enjoy the scenery at the Telluride Autumn Classic.

Back when they were just 11 years old, two Telluride girls, Quincy Shoff and Belle McTigue, set a goal to summit 14 of Colorado's Fourteeners—peaks that are above 14,000 feet in elevation—before they turned 14. They succeeded, completing the last of the 14 peaks this summer before their 14th birthdays. What an accomplishment! Way to go, Quincy and Belle.

Black bear is euthanized, ski resort builds straw-bale barrier to mitigate mudslide, draft GMUG forest plan would increase logging, and small Mill Creek Fire fully contained.