Tri-County Health Network releases the local results from the 2023 Healthy Kids Survey, Mountain Village parking passes for the winter season are on sale, Colorado Parks and Wildlife studies mountain lion density on the Western Slope, and Red Mountain Pass rockfall closure allows for moose crossing.
Galena Gleason and Anne Brown win San Miguel County Commissioners seats, county voters approve gondola funding, tax reallocation to affordable housing, and a mill levy for the Norwood Fire Protection District, Colorado approve amendments to the state constitution adding abortion protections and remove the same-sex marriage ban, and the Free Box opens at its new spot in the Voodoo building.
San Miguel Power Association is seeking another fee increase and a tiered rate structure for electricity used during peak hours, Kathleen Merritt and Paul Major receive lifetime achievement awards from El Pomar Foundation, Bruin to offer compost pickup service to HOAs and businesses in Telluride, and speaking of compost...you can recycle those pumpkins for free in Mountain Village.
Early voting is underway in San Miguel County, arrest is made in 25-year-old cold case involving Nucla man, KOTO turns on new transmitter and KOOK signal in Ouray and Ridgway, and season's first significant snowstorm also results in its first avalanche incident.
This week we are taking a look at the local and regional ballot questions: tax increases to support the gondola and transportation, lengthening term limits for San Miguel County Commissioners, and using part of the existing parks and open space revenue to fund affordable housing in the county.
San Miguel County Sheriffs asking for pay increase, sections of the Valley Floor will be closed for a helicopter operation to remove dead trees, Telluride Horror Show happening this weekend, aurora borealis seen in town, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases two great horned owls into the wild.
District Attorney Seth Ryan resigns, San Miguel County updates ordinances to align with new Colorado statutes, Colorado voters to decide this November whether or not to adopt ranked-choice voting in elections, and the new Free Box is taking shape.
Climber suffers fatal fall on Wilson Peak, marshals respond to report of a weapon at Telluride High School, San Miguel Resource Center and Ah Haa School for the Arts team up on Community Garden project for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and ski resort offers free ski passes to residents 80 years and older who can't afford them.
Telluride Town Council continues to fine-tune policies for rental housing, San Miguel County adopts solar regulations, Bureau of Land Management proposes fees for day use and camping at sites along San Miguel River and for the Ridgway Area Trails (RAT), and there are no dogs allowed on Mt. Sneffels, per a new Forest Service plan.
Congratulations to Spencer Mortell, the 17-year-old Telluride native who just won the U.S.A. Junior Freestyle Kayaking National competition in Wisconsin. Mortell's win qualified him for the world championships in Germany, but by the time the event is held he will have aged out of the junior competition.
Local jeep outfitters ask county officials to prioritize opening and maintenance of mountain passes, Imogene Pass Run to be rerouted due to road damage, Initiative 89 asks Colorado voters to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, and Selena Gomez attends Telluride High School volleyball game.
Heavy rains result in the temporary closure of Imogene Pass and the closure of Black Bear Pass for the rest of the season, Telluride Ski Resort shares its conceptual plan for the Lift 7 and Carhenge area, San Miguel County Commissioners approve ballot measure that would reallocate part of the Parks and Open Space tax revenue into affordable housing fund, and a woman whose vehicle went off the road on Norwood Hill into the San Miguel Canyon spends the night trapped in before being discovered and rescued the next morning.
People in Telluride love to dress up in costume, play music, and strut their stuff down Colorado Avenue, the town's main drag. We don't really need an excuse, but in August we have two: Telluride Jazz Festival and Telluride Mushroom Festival both host fun parades in August. Check out some of the footage from the events.
Mountain Village's Stegosaurus Trail is open, lost woman survives four nights alone in the wilderness near Lone Cone Peak, Zoe Dohnal is appointed as Telluride's Town Manager, and Telluride Film Festival requests a permit to host tethered hot air balloon rides.
Mudslides close Imogene and Black Bear passes, Colorado public health officials are concerned about the decreasing rates of vaccinated students, Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters found guilty of election breach, and boreal toad conservation efforts wield wild tadpoles after seven years of reintroduction.
Firefighters battle several small fires on the West End and Nucla's Bucktail Fire grows to nearly 4,000 acres, initiative to ban trophy hunting of mountain lions will be on the November ballot, Telluride Town Council selects two local businesses to rent Voodoo commercial space, and Suzy, the pup who ran away July 4th, returns home after thirty days.
Firefighters quickly contain blaze outside of Norwood, Mesa County officials propose a smaller Dolores River conservation area, Telluride Marshals ask the public for information about an alleged sexual assault, and the community housing survey is available online.
Norwood trustees hope to mediate personnel issues, public health officials are monitoring a bird flu outbreak in the state, Voodoo Affordable Housing lottery is open, and 50% of Coloradans admit they fight with their virtual assistants.
Ah Haa School for the Arts holds the HAHA event this weekend, San Miguel County planning commission finalizes solar regulations, primary race for House District 58 is headed for a recount, and Kyle Lutz is through-hiking the region's Fourteeners.
Water conservation efforts in the West appear to be working, Mountain Village is considering allowing LLCs and trusts to vote in local elections, Colorado's ban on "forever chemicals" goes into effect this month, and the Pinhead Institute hosts its annual fundraiser.
Here's a little footage from past Fourth of July celebrations. Happy Independence Day from Local News Network Telluride!
Primary election results are in, Mountain Village under contract for potential new waste treatment site, Telluride appoints Zoe Dohnal as acting town manager, and Colorado welcomes its first new native wolf pup.
Healthy Kids Colorado Survey results from 2023 are in, GMUG forest plan is finalized, Telluride Town Council holds hearing about ethics complaint, and celebrate the peak of the season with the summer solstice and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
County reviews more uranium mining permit applications, local farmers markets open for the season, officials see an unprecedented number of wildlife attacks on humans during calving season, and Telluride's main drag is honored as one of the most beautiful streets in the world.
Primary ballots have been mailed, a new study suggests climate change is causing groundwater storage to decline, Telluride Town Council schedules a public hearing about an ethics complaint, and the ecology commission is considering an unusual method for weed control on the Valley Floor.
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