Editor: This concerns the sportspersons and gunowners in Colorado. The following was taken from the May 17 issue of the Colorado Springs Gazette concerning our Second Amendment rights being …

Editor: There has been considerable press and outrage regarding Governor Jared Polis's commutation of former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters's remaining prison sentence. The outrage …

Editor: Western Colorado University Assistant Professor Brooke Zanetell and I agree that more of the public should attend Gunnison City Council meetings if they want to be aware of what our city …

Editor: Something very important has happened with public lands, and it deserves more than slogans. For months, the public was told that the BLM’s Public Lands Rule was simply about …

Editor: Yikes. Have you seen the price of gas? The price of food? Are you still able to get health insurance? Things are getting too hard for too many of us. It’s important that we do …

Editor: We are genuinely grateful to the Gunnison-Crested Butte Association of Realtors for their gift of the Homebuyer Assistance Program grant that we received. Buying a house comes with a …

Editor: Several years ago, I submitted a little letter to the paper about the Big Bang, the nature of the universe and what God is, at least for me. I’ve been thinking more about that …

Editor: In a year with historically low snowpack, historically warm February and March where melt out and high water occurred six weeks earlier than normal and several mountain passes in the state have opened early, Guanella Pass opened at the earliest date in history.

Editor: Last night, I saw a news story about the President’s sons who are making millions of dollars by investing in the war machine.

Editor: Here in Gunnison County, and across Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, we need a representative who understands that this district is not Washington, D.C. We are ranchers, veterans, small business owners, working families, sportsmen, hunters, recreation users, energy workers, farmers, parents, and neighbors. We do not all agree on every issue, and we do not have to. But we should be able to agree on this: our representative should be available, accountable, and willing to listen.

Editor: Here in Gunnison County, and across Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, we need a representative who understands that this district is not Washington, D.C. We are ranchers, veterans, small business owners, working families, sportsmen, hunters, recreation users, energy workers, farmers, parents, and neighbors. We do not all agree on every issue, and we do not have to. But we should be able to agree on this: our representative should be available, accountable, and willing to listen.

Editor: A big thank you goes out to all who attended, hosted, and funded the free Gunnison Ditch Picnic: Celebration and Blessing of the Return of the Waters held at Legion Park on Saturday, May 16.

Editor, I feel somebody dropped the ball in the April 30 issue of the Gunnison Country Times.  There was no mention of Kyle Petty’s Ride Across America charity ride to support Victory …

Thanks go out to local realtors Editor: I want to thank the Gunnison-Crested Butte Association of Realtors for its Homebuyer Assistance Program. As someone who's rented in Crested Butte South …

Editor: A recent letter to the editor provides Gunnison County Electric Association (GCEA) with an opportunity to discuss reliable power supply with our members. GCEA’s power supplier is …

Editor: It was off to the races the first Saturday of May for the second annual Kentucky Derby Watch Party hosted by Knights of Columbus and the Gunnison Elks Lodge. It was a wonderful evening of …

Editor: Many Coloradans are beginning to notice a troubling trend across federally managed lands: increasing restrictions, limited access, reservation systems, road closures and growing barriers …

Editor: In the July 10, 2025, edition of this newspaper, Neil Watko and Cori Dobson, putative leaders of our local GOP, made what I referred to as a grand old goof. In a failed attempt to …

Editor: The staff and board of directors at Gunnison Valley Mentors would like to say thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday, April 25, to participate in the 8th annual Legs, Kegs & Eggs …

Editor: Alex Kelloff has been part of the private ranchings and public lands for four generations. He and his family have lived, ran cattle, hunted, fished and worked with the local communities …