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Traffic stop under review by Gunnison Police Department

In the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 27, an officer with the Gunnison Police Department, with assistance from a local partner agency, conducted a traffic stop east of the City of Gunnison near …
The former Starbucks at 501 W. Tomichi Avenue in Gunnison.

Starbucks closes Gunnison location

The Starbucks in Gunnison has closed as part of a nationwide round of coffeehouse closures announced by the company last week. A note taped to the door of the shuttered business addressed …

Colorado Municipal League Joins Growing Coalition Opposing Amendment 82

Cities, counties, health care organizations, and more than 70 state lawmakers, candidates, and local officials stand against the constitutional amendment The Colorado Municipal League (CML), which …

Tourism and Prosperity Partnership board gives update after historically bad snow year

The Gunnison Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) met with the Tourism and Prosperity Partnership Board (TAPP) for a presentation on TAPP overview, sustainable tourism, economic development, and …

VA Western Colorado Health Care System Mobile Medical Unit brings healthcare to veterans’ doorsteps

For many veterans living in Western Colorado, reaching traditional healthcare facilities  can be a significant challenge. Long and difficult trips to hospitals in Montrose or Grand  …
Event spotlight

Kombucha with the city

Join the City of Gunnison and the Gunnison Country Chamber of Commerce for a conversation about downtown and Main Street vitality, on Monday, Oct. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. The conversation will be at …

Things to do
Western Colorado University art and design faculty exhibition opens Oct. 9
Western Colorado University’s Art & Design Department will present its Faculty Exhibition on Friday, Oct. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Quigley Gallery in Quigley Hall on the Western Colorado …
Western Colorado University Art & Design Faculty Exhibition Opens October 9
Gunnison, Colo. — Western Colorado University’s Art & Design Department will present its Faculty Exhibition on Friday, October 9, from 5–7 p.m. at the Quigley Gallery in Quigley Hall on …
Carlos Cagin (FORAGERS), Jesse Hope (HOT WATER), Chloe Campion (GATORVILLE) and Daniel Wright (FAMILY STRINGS) interviewed by Julian Rubinstein (THE HOLLY)
CB Film Festival - Photo Essay
Carlos Cagin (FORAGERS), Jesse Hope (HOT WATER), Chloe Campion (GATORVILLE) and Daniel Wright (FAMILY STRINGS) interviewed by Julian Rubinstein (THE HOLLY) 01 Photo by Leigh Alan …
Business Spotlight: Gunnison Arts Center celebrates fall with creative programming and ‘Rocky Horror’ screening
Explore fall programming at the Gunnison Arts Center, featuring ceramic workshops, adult dance classes, and a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ auditions set for Sept. 28
The Firebird Theatre & Center for the Arts would like to take the Valley on another strange journey with its fourth annual shadow cast screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Auditions for …
Sports

Cowboys lose close one to Montezuma-Cortez, 25-21

Gunnison's Tytus Williams (left) and Parker Vick (bottom) tackle Montezuma-Cortez Panther's Simeon Jauregui Sept. 25.
The Gunnison High School football team dropped another one-score game, falling to Montezuma-Cortez 25-21 at home on Friday, Sept. 25.  With the loss, the Cowboys are now on a four-game …

Mountaineers secure five-set victory to open Homecoming weekend

The Western Colorado women's volleyball team got back in the win column Friday afternoon, hosting Westminster University for a Homecoming matchup inside Paul Wright Gym. The Mountaineers battled …

Mesa blanks Western in women’s soccer

Western Colorado was held without a goal Sunday at Katy O. Rady Field, dropping a 4-0 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference decision to visiting Colorado Mesa University on the final day of the …

Obituaries
Rodney Allen Lull
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Rodney Allen Lull. He will be deeply missed by his family and all who knew and loved him. May his memory live on in the hearts of those he leaves behind …
Polly Oberosler
Mary Pauline (Polly) Cranor Oberosler was born Feb. 19, 1957, in Almont, to Thora Belle and Forest Cranor. Polly was the third of four Cranor children. The family was in the resort business in Almont …
Nicholas Burns Noble
Nicholas Burns Noble, known to family and friends as Nick, Tex, or Old Fart, passed away peacefully in his sleep Sept. 4, 2026, at his cabin in Gunnison. He was 70 years old. Nick was born March …
Lorena Ellen Riddle Sherman
Lorena Ellen Riddle Sherman was born May 15, 1935, to Simon and Ruth Riddle of Gibson City, Il.  She passed away September 13, 2026, at the Gunnison Valley Senior Care Center. On July 6, …
Matt William Runge
Matt William Runge was born in Gunnison on Aug. 15, 1931, and died on March 22, 2026, in San Dimas, California, at 94. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather whose …
Opinion
Columns

Guest Viewpoint: Contain a wildfire? Call in the cows

When fire commanders try to figure out how to contain a major wildfire, the last thing you might expect them to deploy is a herd of beef cattle. But during the recent Gold Mountain Fire in western …

Real liberty

Like it or not, artificial intelligence is being foisted upon us. I think we can all see the writing on the wall – the day is coming when every car, computer, phone and other electronic device will …

Gunnison's strength Is who we already are

Through June, City of Gunnison sales tax collections were up 5.35% year to date. But that number needs context. City Finance Director Ben Cowan noted that collections from the City's top 20 …

Hope for the gray days

Do you struggle sometimes, often, or always with darkness and discouragement?  Me too. There is no shame in feeling darkness and discouragement. It is so common, even among people of deep faith. …

Trump administration legalizes extinction of the Gunnison sage-grouse

Had Donald Trump been president in 1973, when Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into federal law, the Gunnison sage-grouse would be extinct. Close to 90 percent of all Gunnison …
Letters to the Editor

Lindeman ends campaign for House seat

Editor: It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing an early end to my campaign for HD58. Due to circumstances outside of my control, I am unable to continue my bid for this Colorado House …

Vote ‘No’ on 83

Editor: I've hunted and fished in Colorado for over 50 years, and I do have an elk tag this year. I've been a member of a number of sportsmen organizations and worked closely with Colorado Parks …

Book Bus offers its appreciation

Editor: After wrapping up a fabulous 15th summer season and our Quinceañera year, Señorita Rita’s Rockin’ Reading Route Book Bus would like to thank this valleywide community for the many …

Hats off to Scott Truex

Editor: As with your article about the RTA, I've had numerous residents and visitors comment on how amazing the RTA service is. I can't imagine that the RTA would have reached this point without …

A consolidated water treatment plant is needed

Editor: I’ve been thinking about the issues and information surrounding the quality of our drinking water. Currently, our city water is supplied selectively by about a dozen wells that are …
Features
Bud Smith celebrated his 95th birthday at the Gunnison Senior Center on Sept. 28. "When you are 95, I hope you will have had a life as good as I have," said Smith.

Senior lunch brings Gunnison community together

For many older residents of the Gunnison Valley, lunch at the Gunnison Senior Center is about more than what is on the plate. The senior lunch provides a chance to sit down with friends, meet …
La Semana de Bienvenida se consolida como un motor de conexiones comunitarias. 
Welcome Week is established as a driver of community connections.

"Valentía para conectar": 5.a edición de la Semana de Bienvenida

Lo que comenzó en 2022 con la selección de Gunnison como parte de la iniciativa de Bienvenida Rural (Rural Welcoming America), llegó a su quinta edición consolidada como un motor de conexiones …

Gunnison Hot Tub announces grand opening

A familiar face in the Gunnison Valley’s outdoor and hot-tub community is bringing a new business to Gunnison. After more than two decades serving the Gunnison Valley, Graeme Roberts is expanding …

Gunnison Mayor Plata on Hispanic Heritage Month

On Sept. 8, the Gunnison City Council proclaimed Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month.   I spoke with Mayor Diego Plata regarding Hispanic Heritage Month and his …
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