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.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Under Colorado’s Enterprise Zone (EZ) program, Gunnison is labeled as “economically distressed.” Upon re-evaluation, the state plans to remove most of Gunnison and its downtown area from the map at ...

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 for ...

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 ...

Citing “extreme inflation” and pass-through costs from its wholesale power provider, the City of Gunnison is proposing an electric rate increase of 13%. This is the fourth consecutive year the city ...

At the Gunnison Pioneer Museum, a stroll around the 14-acre property transports visitors back in time. More than 1 million artifacts rest on the museum’s shelves and its manicured lawn, items ranging ...

A celebration of life for James Royal White Jr. will be held at the Dos Rios Golf Club on Sunday, April 27 at 1 p.m. Appetizers will be provided. One of Jim’s favorite things in life outside of his ...

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 ...