Montrose Mirror 2022

Top Stories of 2022:

BOCC Denies 550 Zoning Change After Hearing From Citizens

CCIC Data Provides Snapshot on Domestic Violence

MRH Inks Agreement With COARNG

GOP Central Committee Votes Unanimously to Issue Motion of Censure Against Senator Coram

BOCC Approves Chipeta Rd-Hwy 550 Traffic Signal Contract Award to Mountain Valley Contractors, Inc

Atwood Asks DMEA Board to Make Board Packets Available to the Public

“Fire Season Seems to Be All Year Anymore”

The Cost of Everything Keeps Going Up

Read December 26, 2022 – Mirror Issue 513

Veterans Memorial Coalition Hopes to Break Ground in 2023
DMEA Approves Donations to Maslow, Peer Kindness
Colorado News Briefs


 

Read December 19, 2022 – Mirror Issue 512

City Council Approves Incentives For Two Projects
Teachers Raise Objections to Proposed Student Dress Code Change
Colorado  News Briefs


 

Read December 12, 2022 – Mirror Issue 511

City Considers Emergency Culvert Repairs For Meadowgate, Dump Truck Cab Repair
BOCC Denies 550 Zoning Change After Hearing From Citizens
Regional News Briefs


 

Read December 5, 2022 – Mirror Issue 510

City to Consider Dump Truck Cab Repair After Driver Narrowly Escapes Hot Asphalt Mix Release
Hot Springs Perfect for Warming a Winter Day Temperatures vary at Ouray Hot Springs, call ahead to check on pools
Regional News Briefs


 

Read November 28, 2022 – Mirror Issue 509

CCIC Data Provides Snapshot on Domestic Violence
There Are So Many Ways to Give!
Regional News Briefs


 

Read November 21, 2022 – Mirror Issue 508

City Looks at Supplemental Budget, Considers Repairs to Vactor Truck
Montrose Light & Power, Sampler Receive Historic Designations
Regional News Briefs


 

Read November 14, 2022 – Mirror Issue 507

MRH Inks Agreement With COARNG
Call For Volunteers: Montrose Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Regional News Briefs


 

Read November 7, 2022 – Mirror Issue 506

City Approves MRH Support in 2-1 Vote
BOCC Awards Airport Ad Concession RFP to Local News Network of Durango
Regional News Briefs


 

Read October 31, 2022 – Mirror Issue 505

Resources May Be Limited, But Need Is Not Mental Health Care Options in Montrose
Veterans’ Groups Working Together to Bring Veterans Plaza Project to Cerise Park
Regional News Briefs


 

Read October 24, 2022 – Mirror Issue 504

Montrose County Approves Design Contract for North Campus, Establishes Moratorium on Large Scale Power Generation Projects
City Attorney Presents Draft MURA ByLaws
Regional News Briefs


 

Read October 17, 2022 – Mirror Issue 503

Re-1J Board VP Kelley Named 2022 CASB McGuffey Award Winner
GOP Central Committee Votes Unanimously to Issue Motion of Censure Against Senator Coram
Regional News Briefs


 

Read October 10, 2022 – Mirror Issue 502

BOCC Recognizes Outstanding Road & Bridge Staff; County Staff Honors Hansen
’I’m 81 Years Old Now and I’m Not Going To Do It Anymore’ Citizen Calls Attention to Neglected City Berm During Council Meeting
Regional News Briefs


 

Read October 3, 2022 – Mirror Issue 501

Montrose Celebrates Grand Opening of New Public Safety Complex
RE-1J Swears in New District A Director
Regional News Briefs


 

Read September 26, 2022 – Mirror Issue 500

Montrose County Approves Amended Subdivision Regulations on Planning & Development Director Steve White’s Last Day
City Council Interviews Youth Applicants
Regional News Briefs


 

Read September 19, 2022 – Mirror Issue 499

Re-1J Board Conducts 1st Interview for District A Seat; Property Services Director Steps Down
Where is the Rapid Response to Fentanl?
Regional News Briefs


 

Read September 12, 2022 – Mirror Issue 498

City Approves MOU with Veterans Coalition
BOCC Proclaims September Suicide Prevention Month
Regional News Briefs


 

Read September 5, 2022 – Mirror Issue 497

Valley Disaster Restoration & Construction Tackles Disasters Large and Small
What is Really In A Church
Regional News Briefs


 

Read August 29, 2022 – Mirror Issue 496

Re-1J to Reinstate Accountability Committees, Interview Two Applicants for District A Director
”When you look for a CEO, don’t just look outside” Citizen Comments Not Strong DMEA Leadership Under Interim CEO
Regional News Briefs


 

Read August 22, 2022 – Mirror Issue 495

Montrose Artist Precreates Iconic Mural for MADA, Shares Names of the People and Meaning of the Symbols Depicted
BOCC Approves Chipeta Rd-Hwy 550 Traffic Signal Contract Award to Mountain Valley Contractors, Inc
Regional News Briefs


 

Read August 15, 2022 – Mirror Issue 494

Sportsman’s Warehouse Announces Montrose Location
Re-1J Prepares For New School Year; Vista Charter School Principal Emily MacNiven Retires
Regional News Briefs


 

Read August 8, 2022 – Mirror Issue 493

Delta Celebrates National Night Out
City Awards Contract For Housing Needs Assessment
Regional News Briefs


 

Read August 1, 2022 – Mirror Issue 492

Montrose Business Wins Colorado’s 2022 Nextcycle Pitch Competition, Methane Capture a Goal for Delta Brick & Climate Company
Atwood Asks DMEA Board to Make Board Packets Available to the Public
City to Hear First Half and Quarterly Police Statistics


 

Read July 25, 2022 – Mirror Issue 491

BOCC Proclaims July 16-30 As County Fair Days, Continues Hop Farm Request for Liquor License
“The Issue in Colorado is There is No Door”
Regional News Briefs


 

Read July 18, 2022 – Mirror Issue 490

DMEA CEO Exits After One Year
Delta Community Policing Coordinator Hopes to Make a Difference
Regional News Briefs


 

Read July 11, 2021 – Mirror Issue 489

Business Owner Speaks Out on Rising Crime, Community Policing
11 Subdivisions Approved At First BOCC Meeting in New Chambers
Regional News Briefs


 

Read July 4, 2022 – Mirror Issue 488

Celebrate Independence with Concert at Creise!
The Glorious Fourth of July
Regional News Briefs


 

Read June 27, 2022 – Mirror Issue 487

Fellabaum Appointed Montrose County Coroner
City of Montrose Honors Immigrant Heritage Month at June 20 Council Meeting
Regional News Briefs


 

Read June 20, 2022 – Mirror Issue 486

Re-1J Board of Education Asked to Intervene, Reinstate Accountability Committee as Required by State Law
BOCC OK’S Jail Renovation Contract, Adopts New Zoning Regs
Regional News Briefs


 

Read June 13, 2022 – Mirror Issue 485

Grateful For Our First Responders, Including Public Works Crews
Woodgate To Open By Mid-July, Ulibarri Hopeful for Improvements to North Park
Regional News Briefs


 

Read June 6, 2022 – Mirror Issue 484

“Fire Season Seems to Be All Year Anymore”
Black Canyon Boys & Girls Club Continues Expansion Plans, Registration Returns to Pre-pandemic Level
Colorado News Briefs


 

Read May 30, 2022 – Mirror Issue 483
BOCC Votes to Approve County Hospital Transfer
The Last Squad: A Special Memorial Day Tribute
Regional News Briefs


 

Read May 23, 2022 – Mirror Issue 482
Welcome Home Alliance for Veterans Plans Busy Summer
Construction to Start Soon on Fairfield, Officials Say
Regional News Briefs


 

Read May 16, 2022 – Mirror Issue 481
The Cost of Everything Keeps Going Up
Re-1J Board of Education Adopts Opt-In Policy for Health Ed, Approves $815K Settlement for Roofing Litigation
Regional News Briefs


 

Read May 9, 2022 – Mirror Issue 480
Montrose County Approves Dog Ordinance
Hospital Ownership a Hot Topic at BOCC Work Session
Regional News Briefs


 

Read May 2, 2022 – Mirror Issue 479
City of Montrose Builds 5K Mud Run Course by Chipeta Road, ‘Montrose Muddler 5K Run’ Set for May 15
Wayne Aspinall – Merely a Blond Law Student?
Regional News Briefs


 

Read April 25, 2021 – Mirror Issue 478
Questions Remain After Explosion, Fire at Hartman Brothers
DMEA, Guzman to Revise Permitting Process for Garnet Mesa Solar Project
Regional News Briefs


 

Read April 18, 2022 – Mirror Issue 477
“Joining Vista is One of the Best Things I Have Done for My Education
July Welcomes Patriotic Concert, Fun on the Fourth
Regional News Briefs


 

Read April 11, 2022 – Mirror Issue 476
City Approves Jimmers Liquor License Transfer, Purchase of Former Wells Fargo Building on Main for New City Hall
BOCC Proclaims April Child Abuse Prevention Month, Approves DOCS for Airport Capital Construction
Regional News Briefs


 

Read April 4, 2022 – Mirror Issue 475
Plan Ahead for Safe Spring Burning
Sellers Market Heats Up with High Prices, Low Inventory
Regional News Briefs


 

Read March 28, 2022 – Mirror Issue 474
Two Years After, Still No Justice or Answers in 2020 Shooting of Unarmed Montrose Man
Delayed by Cyber Attack, DMEA 2020 Form 990 Now Posted on Website
Regional News Briefs


 

Read March 21, 2021 – Mirror Issue 473
Citizens Ask County to Break Contract With Dominion Voting
County Assessor Presents Base/Increment, Revenue Calculations to MURA Board
Regional News Briefs


 

Read March 14, 2022 – Mirror Issue 472
RE1J Board of Education Recognizes State Wrestling Champ, Issues Statement on Public Input
MEDC Welcomes More Than 200 to Annual Meeting at Pavilion
Regional News Briefs


 

Read March 7, 2021 – Mirror Issue 471
The Grove in Delta Opens Just in Time for Spring: Valley Fresh Menu, Garden Center Draw a Growing Crowd
MHS Varsity Girls Ascent to No. 1 @ Colorado State Climbing Competition
Regional News Briefs


 

Read February 28, 2022 – Mirror Issue 470
DMEA Institutes Best Practices for Financials
BOCC Adopts New Commissioner Districts
Regional News Briefs


 

Read February 21, 2022 – Mirror Issue 469
City Extends Moratorium on Adult Gaming Arcades, Designates Nye Building a Historic Structure
With Obvious Conflict of Interest, Dragoo Resigns from Hospital Board
Regional News Briefs


 

Read February 14, 2022 – Mirror Issue 468
Despite Concerns of Family, Police Close Zach Pace Case
Ben Alexander Questions Transparency of RE1J Decisions
Regional News Briefs


 

Read February 7, 2022 – Mirror Issue 467
City of Montrose Approves Trattoria Di Sofia Small Business Expansion Project
BOCC Rescinds Resolution of New Zoning Regs
Regional News Briefs


 

Read January 31, 2021 – Mirror Issue 466
RE1J Board of Education Approves New Mascots for MHS, Centennial Middle School
Tuxedo Corn Spearheads Efforts to Help Families of Those Killed, Injured in Motor Vehicle Crash
Regional News Briefs


 

Read January 24, 2022 – Mirror Issue 465
Shelter Distilling Plans Unveiled at MURA Meeting
Mimo’s Granted Liquor License for Expansion to Second Location on North Townsend
Regional News Briefs


 

Read January 17, 2021 – Mirror Issue 464

MPD SGT Courtney Jones Meets With Residents of San Juan Apts to Address Concerns Over Drugs, Crime, Non Residents Sleeping in Common Areas
RE1J Board of Education Updates Committee Assignments; Hears Threat and Suicide Assessment Update
Regional News Briefs


 

Read January 10, 2020 – Mirror Issue 463

BOCC Proclaims Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
City Contracts for North Connect Trail Shared Restroom
Regional News Briefs


 

Read January 5, 2021 – Mirror Issue 462
‘There Is a Shortage of All Types of Housing’
Volunteers, Financial Donations Needed for The Shepherd’s Hand and Lighthouse Shelter
Regional News Briefs