The two-year long effort to save one of Gunnison’s original homestead buildings, known as the Hartman Castle, moves closer to reality and lovers of history and preservation have an opportunity to join the momentum, according to a press release issued this week.
New data from the Colorado Department of Transportation shows that impaired driving-related fatalities are down 22% compared to this time in 2022, when impaired driving deaths reached a record high. With the holiday parties in full swing, today CDOT, the Colorado State Patrol and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) gathered to urge motorists to plan a safe and sober ride home this holiday season.
The most recent November map of gray wolf activity throughout Colorado shows at least one animal has been active in Gunnison County. The map also shows wolves are closer to the Front Range than previous records have indicated, exploring the watershed surrounding central Boulder County and northern Jefferson County.
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests are planning prescribed fire operations over the next several months, pending all required approvals. We estimate this work to continue through the spring as conditions allow. We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.
The Elks Hoop Shoot free throw contest is planned for 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Gunnison High School. The event is organized locally by Gunnison Elks Lodge No. 1623.
On Sept. 16, 1940, the United States instituted the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft. This was the first peacetime draft in U.S. history. Those who were selected from the draft lottery were required to serve at least one year in the armed forces. Once the U.S. entered World War II, draft terms extended through the duration of the fighting.
Two years ago, the latch of a metal crate clicked, sending a wolf running back into the Colorado wilderness for the first time since the animals were eradicated from the state in the 1940s. The lone wolf was soon joined by others, bringing the total to 15 new predators relocated from Oregon to the rugged peaks and valleys of the Rocky Mountain state.
Two new murals are coming to Gunnison by the end of the month. The murals were selected from a contest that was held for art students from Western Colorado University and will be permanently installed at two Discount Self Storage locations by the end of the month.
The Gunnison Country Chamber of Commerce announced this week that local businesses are opening their doors for special Sunday holiday hours. Sunday Shopping Strolls run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 7 and Dec. 14.
It was recently announced that construction on the workforce housing complex Whetstone Village was delayed, but officials remain hopeful that work may soon be able to resume pending approval from the Crested Butte Fire Protection District. Progress on the housing development had previously been halted due to some challenges with a subcontractor who is no longer on the project. Officials say measures have been taken to find work-arounds to the issues and that creative solutions are currently being discussed.
Farewell to the Youmans After a lifetime of living in Gunnison and Powderhorn, the Youmans family will be moving to Missouri. Please join us at the Gunnison County Fairgrounds on Dec. 13 from 1:30 …
Statewide, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) received 5,259 bear reports between Jan. 1 and Dec. 1, 2025, marking a slight increase from the 4,996 reports during the same period in 2024. This year’s total ranks as the highest since 5,392 in 2019, the year CPW launched a digital report tracking system, and exceeds the seven-year average of 4,583 bear-related conflicts and sightings reported to CPW.
The Western Colorado University Art Department invites the public to the exhibition for seniors in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program, which will open with two events at the Quigley Gallery next week.
We just wanted to communicate with you that we’re currently working through some transition with office personnel at the Gunnison Country Times. We’re actively recruiting and will be making a few hires before the end of the year. We will establish regular office hours once this takes form.
A yearling wolf from the controversial Copper Creek pack has been identified as the predator responsible for a heifer’s death in eastern Gunnison County on Nov. 22, according to the rancher who discovered the animal. The death marks the fourth confirmed livestock killing attributed to wolves in Colorado during the month of November. The rancher declined to be identified.
In September, longtime Gunnison resident Edwin Flores went to his annual check-in with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Aurora, just as he’d been doing for the last decade. This check-in, though, ended much differently than those over the past 10 years did. Flores was detained by ICE and told he was being sent to Mexico.
Kael Deslatte, a student at Western Colorado University, passed away at his home in Parker on Nov. 7. He’d been home to celebrate his birthday.
Nov. 10 marked Gunnison County’s inaugural Take a Turkey to Work Day, and local businesses stepped up to help neighbors experiencing food insecurity obtain the ingredients needed to prepare a holiday meal.
Friday, Nov. 21 Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) responded to a call in Taylor Canyon when a report came in of a deceased mountain lion. Although the carcass was found at the group campsites at Gunnison City Mountain Park, CPW was able to deduce that the lion had been killed elsewhere and was then moved and dumped at this location.
Sarah Macort, a counselor at Gunnison High School, is being celebrated this month statewide. She recently learned she was named the Colorado Council on High School/College Relations Counselor of November.