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Headline news: May 23, 2013


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Turned-over tanker closes Hwy. 50
Results in fiery crash, though no contamination of waterways
Will Shoemaker
A semi-truck carrying 7,000 gallons of gasoline crashed west of Blue Mesa Reservoir early Wednesday morning, resulting in a fiery display and closure of Hwy. 50 in both directions
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Airline program solidified
Flights secured for 2013-14, albeit with fewer total seats
Will Shoemaker
Local transportation leaders have opted for consistency in their approach to this coming winter season’s airline program.

In a special meeting Monday, Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority (RTA) board members approved a plan for direct service this coming winter from Houston via United Airlines
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Resurrecting I Bar Ranch
Wickenhauser rolls out new business model, full slate of summer shows
Will Shoemaker
For nearly the last decade, a stage has stood all by its lonesome on the outskirts of Gunnison — a ghostly reminder of the musicians that formerly frequented I Bar Ranch.

Once the home of a house band known for picking cowboy tunes and telling corny jokes after a belly-filling meal of brisket, beans and biscuits, the unmistakable, down-home sounds of the I Bar have fallen silent
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Fat tire fans flocking from near and far
Growler events continue to pack a party into Memorial Day weekend
Matt Smith
Kevin Remington is on a 2,000-plus mile journey this week, but it’s a 32-mile stretch at the heart of it that he’s most looking forward to.

The Brandon, Fla
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Running for his life
Gunnison's Jerry Mauney is making a remarkable recovery from a near-death accident. Many are crediti
Chris Dickey
It might be an overstatement to say that running saved Jerry Mauney’s life. Then again, it might not
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