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Smart meters cause concern in county
With the San Miguel Power Association getting ready to install smart electric power meters in Telluride this summer, a few residents have voiced concerns.
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The corn is fine
While many valley denizens have transitioned to summer sports like biking, hiking and boating, not everyone is ready to hang up their skis and boards. Here, Cody Willis snowboards an unnamed Thirteener in the Wilson Range on Tuesday.
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Missing man’s remains found in West End
Nearly a year after 54-year-old Keith Kelley of Grand Junction went missing, his body has been recovered in a remote part of San Miguel County, authorities say.
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A double grand opening
Telluride Mayor Stu Fraser (left) and Parks and Recreation Commission Chair Dave Lamb cut the ribbon on the town’s new grandstands in Town Park Monday during a grand opening celebration. The new grandstands, which sit between Bear Creek and Warner fields and come with sturdy metal seats and sunshades, were built in the fall after the town nabbed a Greater Outdoors Colorado grant of $131,020. They are ready for spectators. [Photo by Malcolm Major]
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Myers, Saunders off the hook on bias charges
Telluride Town Council members Chris Myers and Bob Saunders are off the hook on allegations of bias and improper communications following a three and a half hour hearing that transformed Rebekah Hall into a courtroom of sorts on Tuesday.
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The stampede
Photo by Melissa Plantz Dave Wolf gets on the Dolores River for some early season surfing at the Stoner Stampede. This year’s boating season is likely to be short and sweet, thanks to a warm and dry spring.
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Search under way for new San Miguel County judge
Following the sudden death of long-serving San Miguel County Judge Sharon Shuteran on May 5, the state of Colorado has launched the process to select and appoint her replacement.
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School district plans 2013 budget
The R-1 School District, which includes Telluride Elementary, Intermediate, Middle and High schools, is in the process of planning its 2013 budget.
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Spring Cleanup to take place this weekend
It’s that time of the year again — when pale shins see sun for the first time in months, when allergies attack the prone, when the bright green of new aspen leaves seems almost too bright — yes, time for spring cleaning.
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New brews breaking ground
The Telluride Brewing Company has only been around for a winter season, but with one major award under its belt and a distinct beer selection, the company looks to make some waves in the brewing world this summer.
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SAN MIGUEL COUNTY Developments taking shapefor Valley Floor, Deep Creek Mesa
San Miguel Valley Corporation, the company that owned the Valley Floor before the town acquired the land for open space through a contentious eminent domain battle, has come forward with a preliminary proposal for two developments just outside of Telluride.
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Long-time CDOT snowplow driver retires
Lizard Head Pass south of Telluride has seen its share of avalanches, severe snowstorms and horrendous driving conditions.
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Ophir’s Kurt Johnson testifies for hydropower bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ophir’s Kurt Johnson, a hydroelectric entrepreneur, came to congress Wednesday and was part of an event as rare as a four-leaf clover in the Sahara or an Aurora Borealis over Cleveland.
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Mountains in their memory
Two unnamed mountains sit side by side in the rugged Wilson Range, just a few miles from the iconic El Diente and Wilson Peaks.
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Incumbents sweep district elections
Elections for the Telluride Hospital District and Telluride Fire Protection District came to an end Tuesday with voters determining that all four incumbents are to stay seated.
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Mountainfilm artist-in-residence program kicks off
It’s just his second day in Telluride, but BK Adams is already working. In his small Stronghouse Studios space, he’s attending to three unframed, colorfully abstract paintings. A large photo print depicting him frozen in a mid-run pose in what looks like an abandoned fancy mansion is on the floor. “I’m going to paint over it,” he explains softly but with excitement. When a small dog walks over the print, he does little to remove it.
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Long-serving county judge Shuteran dies
Sharon Shuteran, a long-serving San Miguel County judge who was deeply enmeshed in the community as a festival volunteer, arts patron, mediator, friend and philanthropist, died on Saturday in Baja, Mexico, where she was vacationing. She was 58.
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Smart meters coming to Telluride
After installing new meters in Silverton early in 2012, San Miguel Power Association is moving forward with its meter replacement initiative, bringing smart meters to Rico and Trout Lake in mid-May and the outlying areas of Telluride in June. Installations in the Town of Telluride are expected to begin this summer. SMPA already installed 6,000 meters out of about 13,700 and plans to eventually replace meters in its entire service area by 2013.
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Burn Canyon trails project moving forward
A project to plan and build roughly 30 miles of singletrack trails in Burn Canyon, located southwest of Norwood, has passed another hurdle in a potentially long permitting process.
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Colorado Avenue asphalt project likely
Colorado Avenue, whose jarring cracks and gaping potholes are a common subject of lament in town, will likely get a partial facelift this month, thanks to a last-minute decision by town officials.
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