Tag: gunnison
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1 dead, 1 seriously injured in head-on crash near Gunnison
One person was killed and another seriously injured on Sunday following a head-on collision on U.S. 50 near Gunnison, according to a news release from the Colorado State Patrol. The crash took place at about 2:20 p.m. near milepost 155, a few miles west of Gunnison, when an eastbound Chevrolet Silverado veered into the westbound…
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Colorado motorists urged to share road with 300 cyclists for Aug. 10-14 tour
Some 300 cyclists will tour highways and county roads through south-central Colorado Aug. 10-14 as part of the five-day bicycle event Colorado’s Ride, the Colorado Department of Transportation said in a travel advisory issued Monday. Motorists should prepare to share the road with the group on routes linking Crested Butte, Buena Vista, Salida and Gunnison.…
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Doherty High School graduate battles wildland blazes in Colorado
As several wildfires burn across Colorado, scorching more than 160,000 acres so far and thrusting the state into the national spotlight, a retired Colorado Springs firefighter living in Bend, Ore., monitors the turmoil with particular interest. Not just because of the uncontrolled blazes raging in the state Greg Martinez used to call home, but because…
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Forest Service celebrates 203 acres of private land-turned wilderness
Private land “gaps” have been filled as public wilderness in western Colorado. The U.S. Forest Service recently announced 203 acres of inholdings acquired in partnership with the Wilderness Land Trust. That included three parcels across the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison national forests. The addition “protects wild and undeveloped viewsheds and consolidates private ownership within…
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CDOT announces repair plan for U.S. 50 Blue Mesa Middle Bridge
U.S. 50 Blue Mesa Middle Bridge is getting fixed. The Colorado Department of Transportation hosted meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday to detail how the bridge, closed on April 18 due to cracks in the steel bridge structure, will be repaired and at least partially reopened to traffic by July 4. A full opening of the…
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Federal judge signals patience has ended with Gunnison landlords, says he will install new property manager
After nearly 4.5 years spent largely ignoring a nondiscrimination agreement they signed with the federal government, a trio of Gunnison landlords will now have to pay for an independent property manager to implement the terms of the consent decree. In a May 3 order, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher noted the unusual leniency…
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Huge detour set for Colorado travelers due to cracked bridge
A high-traffic bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir has been closed indefinitely after anomalies were found on the structure during an inspection, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced Friday. The U.S. 50 bridge over the reservoir was closed Thursday evening after cracks were found during an inspection of the bridge, according to CDOT officials. With the…
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Feds ask judge to install property manager to address Gunnison landlords’ non-compliance
The federal government has asked a judge to appoint an independent property manager to bring a trio of Gunnison landlords into compliance with a non-discrimination consent decree they have largely ignored for over four years. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher called the motion “relatively straightforward” and set a deadline of two…
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Federal judge open to financial penalties after Gunnison landlords continue defying orders
A federal judge on Wednesday appeared to accept that despite going out of his way to accommodate their participation, a trio of Gunnison landlords will continue to disobey his orders and ignore the housing non-discrimination agreement they voluntarily entered into with the government four years ago. At the same time, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon…