The Western Colorado University track and field teams put the finishing touches on a split-squad weekend on April 12. The Mountaineers finished off two-day meets at the Colorado School of Mines in ...

When the snow melts each spring, it reveals a host of surprises that have been frozen beneath. Little green seedlings stretch above fertile soil, and earth worms wriggle out of their winter slumber.

With the recent gutting of public land management offices around the valley, eyes turned quickly to Gunnison County’s Sustainable Tourism and Outdoor Recreation (STOR) Committee. With the summer ...

Gunnison County commissioners are considering a change in how building permit fees are calculated, charging a flat 1% of the estimated valuation of a proposed project. That would be good news for ...

Thomas John Barber, 75, of Gunnison and Westminster, Colorado, passed away on March 16, after complications from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, also known as Prion Disease. Tom was born on March 14, 1950, ...

The Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District and Western Colorado University’s Center for Public Lands will host a free community film screening of “Thinking Like Water” on April 18. The second ...

Sam Costello, the City of Gunnison’s new police chief, accepted his oath of office on Tuesday, April 8. Former, long-serving police chief Keith Robinson retired at the start of 2025. After a year-long ...

The Crested Butte Center for the Arts is thrilled to present the sixth-annual Mountain Words Festival. Held May 22-25, over Memorial Day weekend, Mountain Words once again returns with another slate ...

I’ve had a few episodes of serious celebration this past week. “Serious” and “celebration” are two words that probably don’t resonate together easily in American society today, where we are encouraged ...

Since 2018, Larry McDonald has spent countless hours unraveling the threads of the valley’s history to share with others at the museum. Although his passion for history emerged later in life, his ...

It is said the more names you have for a loved one, the more affection you have for them. I suppose this is why those nicknames and pet names, (from sweetheart to pumpkin to bubba to buddy to babe) ...

Western Colorado University’s outdoor track and field teams finished off opening day of the Maverick Invite on April 3 with a number of career-best marks. Logan Butterfield and Anthony Avila placed ...