Leslie J. Savage Library first floor interior Neurodiverse patrons will soon have more support and access to resources at Western’s Leslie J. Savage Library thanks to a $10,000 grant from the …
The Gunnison Elk’s Lodge and Knights of Columbus are set to host a Kentucky Derby fundraiser next month, with all proceeds supporting the Lighthouse Pregnancy Center. The Kentucky Derby horse …
The Pavilion Dance Series at Almont’s Three Rivers Resort is set for another summer of swing. In 2024, the outdoor dances at the historic venue exceeded all expectations. The Pavilion hosted …
When John Norton first arrived in the Gunnison Valley in April of 1985, the lifts had already stopped spinning, and clouds shrouded Mt. Crested Butte. With all of the restaurants in town shuttered …
Blue Mesa Music owner Matthew Grant is set to open a new bar and music venue on Main Street. The Whammy Bar, which will move into the former Rooted Apothecary storefront, is slated for a summer …
(An editor’s note from Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District General Manager Sonja Chavez: The water district is partnering with the Gunnison Country Times to provide ongoing regular …
Come celebrate storytelling, creativity and literary exploration at the 2025 Story Catcher Festival, which will be held at Western Colorado University April 9 to 10. The festival, sponsored by …
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) recently opened a new round of grant funding to provide Colorado communities with resources to reduce human-bear conflicts. “By utilizing human-bear …
Thomas Kattnig, a former Gunnison High School math teacher and basketball coach, pleaded not guilty to 10 felony counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a “position of trust” in Delta …
Scott Morrill has been on the front line of emergency response in the Gunnison Valley for more than four decades. On the eve of his retirement as the Gunnison County emergency manager at the end of …
Building on the success of the partnership program as well as industry demand, Western’s Rady School of Computer Science & Engineering and the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) will launch a …
On March 4, Gunnison County commissioners approved the issuance of just under $120 million in bonds, the largest ever in Gunnison County, for the income-restricted Whetstone housing project. The project is protected by a reserve fund of around $7.3 million, the amount needed to cover project payments for one year. The 13-acre Whetstone parcel is located along Hwy. 135, two miles south of Crested Butte across from Brush Creek Road. At full occupancy, the project could house more than 350 people.
Federal funding freezes are impacting Gunnison County residents in more ways than one and may show up in the form of higher electricity bills. A memorandum, signed in late January, ordered a “temporary pause” of federal financial assistance for activities related to “foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology and the green new deal.” Financial assistance instead should be dedicated to “eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing,” it stated.
After more than a month of debate and continual dissent from parents, the Wednesday early release schedule will stay in place district-wide next year. In a three-hour meeting on March 10, the Gunnison Watershed School District board adopted a calendar that includes early release Wednesdays in both Gunnison and Crested Butte. School board members Tyler Martineau, Anne Brookhart and Jody Coleman voted to adopt the proposed early release calendar, while Mark VanderVeer opposed it.
(Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from an episode of the Gunnison Country Times podcast, Think Radio. It has been edited for length and clarity.) Jodi Payne is executive director of the Gunnison Country Food Pantry. In this episode of Think Radio, she discussed her journey from volunteering at a shelter in Marquette, Michigan, to the world of professional non-profit management.
Some residents and business owners are guardedly optimistic about the local economy, while others are pessimistic. Sales tax revenue and the total number of visitors remained relatively flat from …
It sure looks like somebody flipped a big switch in the sky to end the frigid weather we had in January. Actually, it has to do with the position of the jet stream, but that’s above my pay …
The obituary for Ian Patrick Anderson published in the Feb. 27 edition of the Times included the incorrect time for the funeral. The correct time is 11 a.m., Saturday, March 1 at St. Peter's Catholic …
After wading through a laundry list of Wednesday early release alternatives, the school board remains undecided on the best way to meet Gunnison parents in the middle. Nearly four years after …
Crested Butte resident Sarah Steinwand, 41, was caught in and killed in an avalanche west of Silverton on Feb. 20. Her death is the third Colorado avalanche fatality of the winter season, and …